The legendary 2005 exploits of Banksy have inspired a young unknown (until now) Polish artist, Andrzej Sobiepan, to smuggle his own work onto the walls of the National Museum in Poland. The work was on display for three days before anyone noticed. Of the stunt, Sobiepan said: ‘I decided that I will not wait 30 or 40 years for my works to appear at a place like this. I want to benefit from them in the here and now’. The artwork is now being auctioned off at a charity sale. Eureka!

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We’ve all heard the story of how Banksy smuggled one of his own artworks into the MOMA. Now Melbourne’s Cullen Hotel is reversing the challenge, inviting guests to try and steal a signed Banksy original off their walls. Yup, ‘Stay the Night, Steal The Art’. If you succeed without getting caught, it’s yours to keep ($15,000 value). But if you get nabbed, it goes back on the wall for the next guest to have a crack. The hotel recommends against using ‘an angle grinder, but you will need plenty of guile and cunning’. Indeed!

If you’re familiar with the work of Banksy and Mr. Brainwash, the title to this film probably sounds faimiliar to you. Banksy’s Village Pet Store and Charcoal Grill was a pop-up shop that appeared in New York’s West Village, back in 2008.

Then in 2010 came Exit Through the Gift Shop, the insightful, documentary into the colourful world of Thierry Guetta, a.k.a. Mr. Brainwash. You might say that Exit Through the Pet Shop is a combination of the two. I would say that it’s a parody of Mr. Brainwash’s film, if he wasn’t already a parody of himself. This film, starring Keyboard Cat, is bound to go down in film history as the best portrait of the artist as a young cat.

He’s laid low for a few weeks, but he may be back. And with a vengeance. This clever artwork sits on Bruton Lane in London and is an apparent critique on the rampant materialism of our time. Is it Banksy? We may never really know. But it’s damn fun all the same.

The mysterious and elusive Banksy has struck again: this time lending his wit and talents to the Occupy London Movement with this clever representation of a Monopoly board with Uncle Pennybags begging for a dollar. It’s on display at St. Paul’s Cathedral if you want to take a gander.

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The Banksy vs Robbo beef has been going on for a while now. Back and forth for over a year, and it even continues after Robbo’s serious head injury, with no end in sight.

He was quoted saying: ‘Last year I decided enough is enough. I’d embarrassed him, so it was time to move on. But in January he went over another of my pieces. Now he’s reignited the fire. I’m planning some really funny stuff for him’.

In support of Robbo’s cause, a few mates of mine came up with a cunning plan to hit Banksy where it hurts the most — his pocket.

I just found Rad magazine online. It gives a overview of everything cool. The editors have not revealed themselves and have tried to give a very underground feel to it.

Banksy’s back with a new documentary project, this time a cheeky look at the recent history of public pranks, and a play on the popular (read: dull) TV series, The Antiques Roadshow. The program screened last Saturday on Channel 4 in the UK. Watch on and be awed.

The subversive works of Banksy will be on show in New Zealand for the first time.

Oi You! is showcasing the best of street art, including a huge collection by the world’s urban art giants such as Banksy, Faile, Micallef, and Swoon. 23 Banksy works will be on show alongside a massive installation by New Zealand’s foremost street artists, the Cut Collective, as well as the 40 finalists of the Oi You! 2011 nationwide Urban Art Competition. Oi You! 2011 is open daily at Founders Park, Nelson from September 23 to October 24.

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Most of my artwork deals with themes of pop culture, technology, fashion, music, politics and race. I’m kind of like a cross between Banksy and D’Angelo, as I like my privacy, but love real people and the art that connects us.

He’s a mysterious fella is Banksy. But some of the mystery has been stripped away with the launch of a new app called Banksy Locations, which acts as a field guide to tracking down the legendary artist’s finest wall work. Yup, $1.99 will bring us all closer to culturally hip.

Being an Urban Quilter, I love all things alternacraft, especially when they mix in street art. So I was stoked to see some of Banksy’s images re-imagined as cross-stitch patterns. Princess Animal is San Francisco’s answer to urban knitters and crafters, and sells the Banksy kits.

Blek Le Rat did what Banksy did twenty years before Banksy did. And that’s according to Banksy himself. Now creatives around the world have the chance to be flown to Berlin to take part in a live stencil art session with him. Upload a JPEG of your own stencil art to Hugo Create to take part.

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It’s looks as if, in the cover of the night, the mysterious Banksy has left his mark once more, this time on a wall in Fitzrovia, London.

Now, I work in Soho, but I haven’t spotted this. Yet! We’ve all heard of Banksy, elusive though he may be. Behold his more mainstream sibling: Hanksy. A BIG street artist, in the fullest sense of the word.

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Nope, and nope. It’s a cocktail shaker made to look like something Banksy would lug around in his kit bag.

Yes! Banksy has struck again, this time beautifying a wall in New Orleans with this simple message to the kids — and their fathers — of this world.

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After narrowly escaping having the long-held secret to his identity revealed on eBay, Banksy has uploaded the original storyboard for his (in)famous Simpsons intro onto his website. Marvel at the genius of it all.

Someone is selling the secret to Banksy’s identity on eBay. Just who is the subversive British street artist has been a topic of much debate. Now the truth is near: ‘If you win this auction, I will mail you a piece of paper revealing the true identity of Banksy’. It’s yours if you’ve got $US1 million or so to spare.

Infamously enigmatic street artist Banksy, whose Simpsons intro we featured yesterday, has finally stepped into the light for a BBC biopic. Maybe.