Europe (excl. UK) – Banksy unofficial

2023, Charity, Europe (excl. UK)

Banksy confirms Ukrainian stamp. 27 February 2023

28 February, 202322 January, 2024by banksyunofficial

The Ukrainian Post Office issued a postage stamp on 20 February with a reproduction of a Banksy mural depicting a boy defeating Putin in judo to mark the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion. On 27 February, Banksy confirmed the postage stamp on his Instagram.

You can buy them here: https://postmark.ukrposhta.ua/index.php?route=common/home. The edition is 1.5 million, and the price is € 4.68 per sheet of six stamps. You can also buy postcards and envelopes with the same motive.

2022, Europe (excl. UK), Street Art

Banksy breaks silence with seven new pieces in Ukraine. 11 November 2022.

14 November, 20221 May, 2023by banksyunofficial

After a 15-month recess, Banksy is finally back to work with some high-class art in the area around Kyiv, Ukraine.

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The official video from the visit to Ukraine can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grC38EdcyMM

2022, Europe (excl. UK), Fakes

All these 100% fake Banksy exhibitions. 22 August 2022

22 August, 202224 April, 2024by banksyunofficial

There are two types of unauthorised Banksy exhibitions: Those with authentic pieces, and those with 100% fakes and reproductions.

The exhibitions with authentic works are unauthorised by the artist, but well-curated displays of special edition screen prints, canvases, and other unique material, all with a Certificate of Authenticity issued by Pest Control Office. The MOCO Museum in Amsterdam has an excellent but unauthorized permanent Banksy exhibition. Another one with authentic pieces is Art of Banksy, last seen in Covent Garden in London and Washington DC. (The Art of Banksy was initially curated by former agent Steve Lazarides.) The other ones are Banksy—the Art of Protest—previously labelled Genius or Vandal? and Building Castles in the Sky, last seen in New York and curated by Andipa. They source their pieces from serious, long-term collectors. One can assume they are not very popular with the Banksy camp, but, they are honest and well-executed exhibitions.
On the other side, there are several ongoing exhibitions around the world with 100% fake artwork, squeezing out the exhibits mentioned above. They have no insurance or cost of sourcing the art, as they only display fakes. Typically, these fake exhibits consist of bad reproductions of street art and shoddy copies of his most iconic canvases and screen prints. The organisers often promote the fake studio pieces as being authentic. To make it even more fake and confusing, one of these shady operators has copied the name of The Art of Banksy from the exhibit mentioned above.

The following photos are from the 100% fake but well-attended exhibit The Mystery of Banksy – A Genius Mind in Malmö, Sweden.

Photos from the 100% fake Banksy exhibition The Mystery of Banksy – A Genius Mind in Malmö, Sweden. Photos: R.A.

2019, Europe (excl. UK), Street Art

Girl with relief torch. Venice, 24 May 2019

1 July, 201924 March, 2023by banksyunofficial

Pictures of the piece circulated for a few days in the media, and finally, on 24 May, Banksy confirmed the work on his Instagram account.

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Photo: Banksy’s Instagram

2019, Europe (excl. UK), Originals, Pranks

Banksy at the Venice Biennale. 22 May 2019

23 May, 201922 January, 2024by banksyunofficial

Banksy hit the Venice Biennale uninvited with a contemporary message. In his own words on Instagram:

“Setting out my stall at the Venice Biennale. Despite being the largest and most prestigious art event in the world, for some reason I’ve never been invited.”

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Photo: http://www.banksy.co.uk

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The official clip of the prank:

Street artist in Venice / Banksyfilm

2018, Europe (excl. UK), Street Art

Eight new stencils in Paris confirmed by Banky’s Instagram. 28 June 2018

11 July, 201822 January, 2024by banksyunofficial

Banksy’s stay in Paris has been a productive one. On 28 June, Banksy’s Instagram confirmed eight new stencils. The Bataclan Girl, which was stencilled on a fire door to the Bataclan Club, will probably make history.

As reported by Street Art News (www.streetartnews.net), the following two pieces did appear in Paris at the same time and in the same area, but they haven’t been confirmed yet. Judging by style, execution, and political content, they ought to be authentic.

2015, Europe (excl. UK), Street Art

Calais. France, December 2015.

17 April, 201722 January, 2024by banksyunofficial

Four stencils appeared on 13 December in The Jungle, a Calais refugee camp. Since Dismaland, it’s clear that Banksy’s preferred theme is the refugee situation in Europe.

Photos: http://www.banksy.co.uk, http://www.lemonde.fr

2004, Europe (excl. UK), Pranks

Prank at the Louvre, Paris. October 2004

17 April, 201724 March, 2023by banksyunofficial

In 2004, probably in October, Banksy entered the Louvre, where he hung his version of the Mona Lisa. There is no record of how long the piece lasted.

2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, Europe (excl. UK), Rest of the world, Street Art

Early street art abroad. 2000-2003.

16 April, 201722 January, 2024by banksyunofficial

In the first years of the decade, besides the UK and US, Banksy went to Barcelona, Berlin, Vienna, Tokyo, Paris, and Palestine, where he painted the first stencilled version of the iconic Love is in the Air behind a gas station in Bethlehem.