British artist Banksy has financed a boat that rescues refugees in the Mediterranean, reports The Guardian. On Thursday, the boat rescued 89 people, including 14 women and children. The ship, called Louise Michel, secretly departed from the port in Burriana, Spain, near Valencia on August 18. There would have been fears that European countries would … Read more
Six people were arrested in France in connection with the theft of a work painted by the famous street artist Banksy at Bataclan As a tribute to the victims of the terrorist attacks that took place in that Parisian party hall, judicial sources indicated. The arrests took place on Tuesday in various locations in the … Read more
The French police arrested six people this week for the theft of a work by British street artist Banksy at the Paris concert hall Bataclan. The six suspects were put on suspicion and detained on Friday, were heard from police and courts. – The theft from Bataclan dates from early 2019. The image of a … Read more
The French police arrested six people this week for the theft of a work by British street artist Banksy at the Paris concert hall Bataclan. The six suspects were put on suspicion and detained on Friday, were heard from police and courts. – The theft from Bataclan dates from early 2019. The image of a … Read more
In one of several anti-racist demonstrations held this weekend in the United Kingdom, the demonstrators in Bristol, in the south-west of England, knocked over and threw the statue of Edward Colston, a 17th century slave trader, into the harbor. The episode ran the world and the controversy that the images created was the reason for … Read more
Artists around the world support the movement Black Lives Matter. The famous graphic designer Banksy posted a work on Instagram: the portrait of a black person and a candle setting the American flag on fire. “At the start, I told myself that I should be quiet and just listen to black people on the subject. … Read more
Banksy has hung a painting in the foyer of Southampton General Hospital, the British hospital confirms via Wednesday Twitter. In the fall, the artist’s thanks to hospital staff fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, the work will be auctioned for the benefit of the UK’s health care system. The painting shows a boy who exchanged his Spider-Man … Read more
Banksy’s new artwork in Bristol, England, has been vandalized within 48 hours. An unknown person has sprayed over the drawing with pink paint. In the drawing a girl with a slingshot shoots flowers. The artwork was applied on Thursday, but only a day later was it confirmed that Banksy was the maker. On the girl … Read more