Banksy
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"Love is in the air"
Screenprint in colours, 2003, numbered 349/500. Published by Picture on Walls, London. S. 50 x 70 cm. This lot is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Pest Control Office.
Provenance
Tate Modern Level 1 shop, London, 2003.
Private collection, Sweden (acquired from the above).
More information
There are few contemporary artist's that have built a mythology around as Banksy have. Not least by keeping the real identity behind the works a mystery. In 2019, Banksy was voted Britain’s favourite artist, beating Leonardo da Vinci, Pablo Picasso and Claude Monet. His images has become iconic and always touched issues that both provoke and define our time.
Banksy first became noticed while making grafiti art on the walls of Bristol in the early 1990s, but after moving to London in the early 2000s, he has made a huge impact not only on the art scene, but in popular culture. Always sending a message and never being afraid of raising the hard questions of our time. It seems that the more he takes sides the more his popularity rises.
This autum, Bukowskis are proud to present four iconic works by Banksy, highlighted by ”Love is in the Air”. A title that today also reflects his record breaking sale of ”Love is in the Bin”, the work that self destructed seconds after it originaly was sold.was sold.
Artist
Banksy is a pseudonym for an English anonymous street-art artist. He is considered one of the world's most popular and wellknown artists. His art usually comments on current events, politics and morality. One of his most popular motifs, "Girl with Balloon", a version on canvas sold at auction in 2018 for over £1 million, moments after selling it started to automatically self-destruct through a hidden shredding mechanism that had been placed in the frame by the artist years before. Making headlines the world over, appropriately renamed "Love is in the Bin" by Banksy afterwards, sold again in 2021 for £18.5 million.
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