Bukowskis presents Banksy at Contemporary Art & Design
› Banksy, ”Soup Can”. Estimate 400 000 – 600 000 SEK.
A collection
Banksy
For this autumn’s auction, Bukowskis has been entrusted with the sale of several important works by Banksy.
The British artist Banksy has gone from painting illegal street art in Bristol to become one of the most famous people in the world. All while managing to keep his real identity hidden. Most people believe he is a man, born somewhere near Bristol around 1974, but theories have also been put forward that it is a group of artists collaborating under a single pseudonym.
His artworks are often satirical, with an emphasis on politics, culture and ethics. He is socially-politically involved and, amongst other things, funds his own ship helping refugees fleeing across the Mediterranean Sea. His work repeatedly interrogates the art market itself, and together with his collaborators, he has staged a number of happenings where, for example, he has sold his artworks cheaply on the street.
› Banksy, ”Sale Ends Today”. Estimate 300 000 – 400 000 SEK.
› Banksy, ”Monkey Queen”. Estimate 150 000 – 200 000 SEK.
Today, he can be described as one of our most important contemporary icons. It seems that the more he takes a stand, the more popular he gets. Banksy continually succeeds in putting his finger on society’s sore points – be it the monarchy, environmental issues or mass consumption. Ever since his art, which is a mix of graffiti and stencils, first began appearing in the United Kingdom in the 1990s, he has managed to stay current. Like no other contemporary artist, Banksy succeeds in identifying the big, burning questions of our time. Each work turns society’s authority figures and power positions on their heads, and we never know where in the world his next artwork will emerge.
To be sold at Contemporary Art & Design
Viewing October 21st – 25th, Berzelii Park 1, Stockholm
Auction Live October 26th, Arsenalsgatan 2, Stockholm
To the works
› Banksy, ”Golf Sale”. Estimate 200 000 – 300 000 SEK.
Requests & condition reports Contact specialist
Stockholm
Louise Wrede
Specialist Contemporary Art, Private Sales
+46 (0)739 40 08 19
Stockholm
Karin Aringer
Specialist Photographs and Contemporary Art
+46 (0)702 63 70 57