Glasgow welcomes the world’s most famous graffiti artist, drawn to the city by the much-loved ‘Coneheid’ Duke of Wellington statue outside his exhibition.
Tagging, once considered vandalism, has gained cachet and economic value in the art world.
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Fans often prefer to remain in the dark about the identity of their favourite authors and artists
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 has unveiled six new works in Ukraine, created on the walls of bombed buildings.
Residents in Kabul, Afghanistan walk past artists from the ArtLords organization as they paint a mural of journalists who were killed in 2018.
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Afghanistan’s Artlords are using art on blast walls to advocate for social change and to stand in contrast to the country’s war lords, drug lords and corruption.
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.
Can street art out of context still tell the same story?
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Preminda Jacob, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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?