An Italian art historian says he has helped identify and verify more than 2,000 fake Banksy works seized as part of an investigation into a vast Europe-wide art fraud operation. The haul of ...
Top-selling lots included an original proof ... Lazarides put it down to his job overseeing the commercial aspects of the art world that Banksy found uninteresting: “I think he always pursued ...
Pest Control, the office that represents the artist, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. On its website, it says forgery is common and urges people who want to buy any Banksy ...
And it seems likely that the elusive figure will keep on making street art until he dies. “Banksy will never retire. I’ve told him countless times to do so. He needs to enjoy his life.” ...
Banksy's former agent and photographer has revealed the elusive artist 'never really got to enjoy the fame he got' because of his need for anonymity - but it's also a secret not about to end any ...
This museum serves as a love letter to the enigmatic street artist known only as Banksy. The Lower Manhattan venue features the largest collection of Banksy’s life-sized murals and artwork in ...
The fake art included forged works by Banksy, Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dali. The operation, led by Pisa's Chief Prosecutor Teresa Angela Camelio, marks a major blow to art crime in ...
Steve Lazarides was Banksy's manager from 1997-2008 and recently spoke on the artist's work and secret identity Banksy's former manager and close friend has spoken about the artist's unknown ...
Italian police have uncovered a large-scale pan-European forgery network that makes and sells fake artworks attributed to some of the biggest names in modern and contemporary art, including Banksy, ...