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A display from The Art of Banksy: Without Limits exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Bangkok. Banksy’s Pest Control website states: “Banksy has NOTHING to do with any of the current or recent exhibitions and they are nothing like a genuine Banksy show.” Diego Azubel

Banksy’s copyright battle with Guess – anonymity shouldn’t compromise his legal rights

The artist who once declared “copyright is for losers” finds himself locked in a legal battle over use of his artwork.
Banksy’s merchandise “shop” in Croydon, London. Shutterstock

How Banksy’s latest trademark row could backfire

Forced into selling his own merchandise to stop others doing the same, the artist could end up facing other similar challenges because he trademarks rather than copyrights his artworks.
‘Vhils’, a Portuguese street artist, chisels an endangered orangutan onto a wall in the city of Medan, Indonesia. splashandburn / instagram

Street artists are joining the fight to save the environment

Banksy’s ‘boy in falling snow/pollution’ is part of a worldwide movement of artistic activism against environmental problems and climate change.
‘Girl With a Balloon’ was renamed ‘Love Is in the Bin,’ after it self-destructed at a Sotheby’s auction on Oct. 5. Sotheby's

Banksy and the tradition of destroying art

When artists destroy their works, it’s usually to express their disdain for critics, dealers and curators. But does this get lost in the attention, hype and money that follows?

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