Iconic Banksy artwork chiseled from wall to be auctioned off this week
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Last May, during the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, Banksy’s scathing critique of slave labor-like conditions in Britain’s sweatshops appeared on the side of a London shop. Now, having being chiseled from the wall of the store, it is currently being auctioned off at Fine Art Auctions Miami and is estimated to sell for between $500,000 to $700,000 by the end of the week. According to Fine Art Auctions Miami’s website, the Banksy is being offered by a reputable, anonymous collector. So, since Bansky created this piece for the community, is it right for it to be bought and owned by one individual person? Let the debate begin.
4 comments
Jez Thursday 21 February 2013
Anyone buying street art in 2013 deserves to pay as much as possible
Rick Woodbury Thursday 21 February 2013
Fine. And then after the sale, the proud owners of the Banksy work can showcase the fact that they really don’t know anything about what the artist is communicating, and that they don’t understand art at all. Even though they have truck loads of money they still just don’t get it. I am laughing at whoever buys this work that isn’t supposed to be sold.
Zoe Alexander Thursday 21 February 2013
I am saddened that art can be sold off in this way, but we are well aware that Banksy wishes to remain anonymous and so will never financially benefit from his work. It is a loss for the British admirers but on the flip side, technically here in the UK, graffiti is an illegal, anti-social crime, when applied in areas that have not been allocated for street art! Somebody has benfited financially, but not the right person!
Zoe
Cynthia Friday 22 February 2013
If Banksy vandalized private property, then it does belong to the owner, despite the intention as “art for all”.