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11 unusual facts about Banksy


Felipe Cardeña

The newspaper "Corriere della Sera" wrote on Maj 2008: "We only thing we know is that he was born in Balaguer, Spain, 29 years ago. The rest of the information we have regarding Felipe Cardeña, mysterious artist Banksy's style, is fragmentary and contradictory. His floreal collages – whose technique was probably developed in jail – and his floreal stickers appear everywhere: his slogan is Power Flower"(1).

Lee Coan

In May 2006 he attended an art exhibition in LA, where graffiti artist Banksy caused public outrage by painting a live elephant.

On 13 June 2008, Daily Mail supplement Live published Coan's interview with infamous graffiti artist 'Banksy'.

Modern Design Magazine

Its articles have included interviews with the political graffiti artist Banksy to the unconventional and environmentally aware designers Garbitecture.

Nathan Barley

The artwork in question is largely a parody of prolific graffiti artist Banksy by Shynola.

Nelson Saiers

In October 2013, during the graffiti artist Banksy's month-long New York project "Better Out Than In," Nelson made a public offer to donate $100,000 to the Hurricane Sandy rebuilding effort if Banksy created a legal mural in New York to raise awareness for people still affected by the storm.

Old Street

Within the past few years Old Street has become a favoured location for notable graffiti artists such as Banksy and Jef Aérosol.

PM Press

PM also published previously unpublished work on politics from Trinidadian revolutionary thinker CLR James, works by the London stencil artist Banksy, healthy cooking from Bitch Magazine founder Lisa Jervis; Arena, a journal of anarchist arts and culture edited by Stuart Christie; and a new imprint with DC’s Busboys & Poets.

Portobello Post

Director of the company, Luti Fagbenle placed the wall of the post house up for auction on popular auction site eBay after notorious British graffiti artist Banksy stenciled artwork on it.

Smart Crew

The crew is also known for their territorial wars in New York with the street artist Banksy.

Venfield 8

The numbered prints were quickly torn down and traded on eBay, earning him the praise, “Banksy of Tumblr”.


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Better Out Than In

Banksy unveiled at least one work of art daily, documenting it on both a dedicated website and an Instagram account.

The Bronx Borough President Rubén Díaz, Jr. called Banksy a "modern-day Picasso" and praised him for choosing to unveil his October 16 Ronald McDonald replica in the South Bronx.

Brick Lane Market

Ely's Yard also hosts many events and holds other shops, bars, restaurants, and artwork by the prominent street artists Banksy and D*Face.

Cardinal Burns

Recurring characters included The Office Flirt, a pair of Cockney cabbies, and a middle-class spoken word poet, alongside parodies of Banksy and 'scripted reality' programmes such as The Hills and Made in Chelsea.

Crazy Beat

The single's cover art features a satirical portrait of the British Royal Family by the English graffiti artist Banksy.

Infiltration Art

Artists whose work incorporates elements of infiltration include Banksy, Christian Cummings, Nikki S. Lee, Taryn Simon, Jeffrey Vallance, David Hildebrand Wilson, Fred Wilson.

Kerri Randles

She collaborated on the Banksy, Barely Legal, Los Angeles show in 2006, and also produced The Sex Lives of Mannequins (Chicago and LA), for Charles Evans, Jr., producer of The Aviator.

Princess Hijab

Though the artist has rarely appeared in mainstream media, she is featured in the Banksy-produced The Antics Roadshow (the name of which parodies the Antiques Roadshow).

Tomorrow Comes Today

2D makes a reference to this in Rise of the Ogre, saying "At first I wanted to be a vandal like that bloke Banksy".

V1 Gallery

V1 Gallery gained international notability by being the first art gallery in Scandinavia to exhibit international street art pioneers such as Banksy (UK) and Eine (UK), the Faile artist collective (US/JAP), Futura 2000 (US), Zevs (FR) and OBEY / Shepard Fairey (US).

Vexta

Vexta was one of the few street artists around the world to be personally invited by Banksy, the world's most infamous street artist, to participate in the "Cans Festival", an all-stencil underground event that also featured the likes of Blek le Rat, Vhils, Faile and Pure Evil.