Colgo la Luna grande by Giacinto Bosco, one of the outdoor sculptures that can be viewed as part of the Gormleys Art at Sheen Falls exhibition this September 14 to October 12. Pic by Gormleys
The exhibition of a treasure trove of Irish an international art which opens at Culloden Hotel and Spa outside Belfast on July 27 and runs until August 31 will resume at Sheen Falls in Co. Kerry from September 14 to October 12. In both locations the curated selection of sculpture and artworks by Gormleys will feature renowned international artists like Andy Warhol, Damien Hirst, Banksy, Julian Opie and Salvador Dali and Irish artists Ian Pollock, Eamonn Ceannt, Bob Quinn, Paddy Campbell, Sandra Bell, and John Fitzgerald. In Kerry the artist Liam O’Neill will debut a brand-new collection of sculptures.
Banksy’s tribute to Jean-Michel Basquiat depicting a Ferris wheel in which the carriages have been replaced by his famous crown motif features at Art Evolve at the RDS this weekend. The screenprint is showcased by Gormley’s Gallery along with work by Tracy Emin and Damian Hirst. It is priced at €84,000. Ireland’s leading galleries and artists have joined forces this weekend to celebrate the best of cutting edge and contemporary art.
“The Irish visual arts scene has been struggling to find exhibition spaces for artists, so an event such as this is a brilliant opportunity to meet and engage with Ireland’s best artists and gallerists in one location,” said Tara Murphy, Director of Solomon Fine Art. This gallery is showing a 2m-high bronze sculpture by renowned Irish sculptor Rowan Gillespie and a salon-style wall featuring a broad selection of small, affordable works with prices starting from €195. Art Evolve is a collaboration between the Contemporary Art Gallery Association (CAGA) and 70 established galleries and artists.
A major European criminal network forging and selling artworks by some of the biggest names in modern art including works attributed to Banksy, Andy Warhol and Pablo Picasso has been broken up by police in Italy. Six forgery workshops were uncovered – two in Tuscany, one in Venice as well as in Spain and in Belgium – and 38 people were arrested.
Those arrested face charges of conspiracy to handle stolen goods, forgery and illegal sale of artworks, the Carabinieri cultural squad and the Pisa prosecutors’ office said in a joint statement on Monday. Authorities were tipped off in 2023 after they seized about 200 fake pieces from the collection of a businessman in Pisa, including a copy of a drawing by Italian painter Amedeo Modigliani. Other artists impersonated included Claude Monet, Vincent Van Gogh, Salvador Dali, Henry Moore, Gustav Klimt, Joan Mirò, Jackson Pollock, Francis Bacon and Piet Mondrian. More than 2,100 forged artworks were recovered with a potential sale value of about €200 million.
A print of Banksy’s “Girl with Balloon” embossed with the P.O.W. (Pictures on Walls) seal sold for $104,000 at Julien’s auction of the Steve Lazarides archive in Los Angeles last night. Hundreds of bidders and collectors from around the world vying took part in the sale of a collection unseen in over 25 years. It was put together by his closest associate and partner Steve Lazarides and featured Banksy’s early career sketches and handwritten raw notes that would forge his signature style. Girl with Balloon, estimated at ¢60,000, was the top selling lot. Banksy’s Hooded Figure, an original painting, made $78,000.
Gangsta Rat Live by Banksy. UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR $190,500
Gangsta Rat Live by Banksy, an aerosol on a metal door mounted in an acrylic shadow box frame, will lead Julien’s Power of Street Art auction in Los Angeles on February 15. It was originally executed on a British Telecom street box in Liverpool in 2004 during the Biennial contemporary art festival and documented by Banksy. It comes to market with an estimate of $80,000-$100,000 (€73,640-€92,050).The sale is a curated collection of some of the most revolutionary street art created in the shadows, streets and walls of urban spaces. Among the artists featured are Banksy, Invader, RETNA, Jamie Reid, Billy Morrison, Louis Waldon, Jeff Hamilton and Jorge Jimenez-Deredia. Turf Wars, Police Van Chimp and Crazy Horse, both by Banksy, are each estimated at $100,000-$200,000 (€92,050-€184,100). There are five works by famed French street artist Invader including PA _595 attached to a wall in Paris in 2005 $8,000-$12,000 (€7,360-€11,050). A Jamie Reid signed Sex Pistols Anarchy in the UK limited edition print is estimated at $1,000-$2,000 (€920-€1,840).
UPDATE: Iconic masterpieces from two of the art world’s revolutionary enfants terribles and superstars, Banksy and Invader, were the top sellers at an auction netting a total of nearly $900,000.
Jamie Reid signed Sex Pistols Anarchy in the UK print. UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD
A large-scale painting of a grim reaper figure riding in a carnival bumper car by Banksy entitled “Brace Yourself!” sold for $2,032,000 – over three times its original estimate of $600,000 – at Julien’s Auctions in Hollywood. It was the first time the work came to auction. The buyer was Miguel Garcia Larios, owner of vintage specialist RCNSTRCT Studio in Hollywhood. Banksy created the artwork in 2010 for a local British band known as “Exit Through the Gift Shop,” who shared the same name the artist wanted to use for his about to be released 2010 directorial debut film. To avoid any copyright issues, the band agreed to Banksy’s offer to create a unique painting for the group if they were to change their name to “Brace Yourself!” According to the original email correspondence, Banksy humorously offered to paint a smiley face on Death if the band felt the imagery was too dark. A portion of the proceeds from the sale will benefit MusiCares® the music charity.
Banksy – Love is in the Air. UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR £189,000
Sotheby’s biannual Banksy sale opens for bidding online today. This much-anticipated auction surveys the activist’s groundbreaking work with a selection of prints from his initial foray into screen printing to one of his more recent editions, Banksquiat. The auction of 34 lots runs until August 17.
BANKSY Diamond In The Rough – spray paint on truck door – CHRISTIE’S IMAGES LTD. 2022
Banksy’s Diamond In The Rough, 2010 ($3,000,000 – 5,000,000) comes up as a highlight at Christie’s 21st Century evening sale in New York City next May. A brilliant combination of readymade surfaces and Banksy’s instantly recognisable style it leverages perceived notions of rebelliousness attached to street art. Its ingenuity lies both in the artist’s seemingly simple choice of subject matter and its ability to spark conversation about the art form as a whole. A cultural statement itself Diamond In The Rough stands as testament to the place of street art in the canon juxtaposed with society’s inability to completely extract it from its perceived history.
Painted on a steel and glass truck door the artwork employs extant graffiti as the backdrop for a young girl rendered in Banksy’s signature stencil mode, positioned at the bottom of the frame. Her hand cradles a glowing gem with shine lines emanating on all sides, reminiscent of the playful compositions of Keith Haring. A direct predecessor of Banksy, Haring also famously engaged public transit as his canvas decades prior, prefiguring some of Banksy’s own work.
Flora Yukhnovich – Warm, Wet ‘N’ Wild (£150,000-£200,000). UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR £2,697,000 GBP
The London edition of the Now evening auction at Sotheby’s on March 2 brings together a tightly curated selection of works by some of the most sensational artists of the 21st century. The sale will offer works by Rachel Jones, Shara Hughes and Flora Yukhnovich, and provide a masterpiece context for well-established artists such as Cecily Brown, George Condo and Banksy. Addressing the outstanding demand for young and emerging artists the sale follows the highly successful launch of the format in New York last November.
Banksy – Kissing Coppers (£2.5 – £3.5 million). UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD
BANKSY (20TH/21ST CENTURY) – Peckham Rock (2018). UPDATE: THIS MADE 700 AT HAMMER
This wooden replica of Peckham Rock by Banksy recreated by the British Museum in 2018 is Lot 43 at Morgan O’Driscoll’s off the wall online art auction which runs until January 10. Unframed it measures 4.9″ x 7.2″ and the framed size if 14.6″ x 13.8″. It is estimated at 500-600. There are 447 lots on offer and the catalogue is online.
