• Banksy gives band £200k painting 'in apology for stealing their name'
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[url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/art-news/7639413/Banksy-gives-band-200k-painting-in-apology-for-stealing-their-name.html]Source[/url] [quote]Banksy, the graffiti artist, gave a £200,000 painting to a band after he accidentally "stole" their name as the title to his new film, Exit Through the Gift Shop. Simon Duncan, a drummer with the Exit Through the Gift Shop, had been in the band for four years when he began receiving emails from someone claiming to be Banksy. The "Banksy" claimed he wanted to make up for using the band's name and promised to paint them a new backdrop for their gigs if they agreed to change their name. It turned out that the mystery man was the elusive graffiti artist and the band agreed to change their name. They have now rebranded themselves as Brace Yourself. Keeping his promise, Banksy then sent a huge painting to his home featuring a black and white Grim Reaper driving a dodgem car. The Banksy painting has been valued at £200,000 but the band plan to display it at a gallery rather than sell it. ''We had these hilarious emails from someone saying he was Banksy but we didn't know if they were genuine," said Mr Duncan, 41, from London. ''Then a scruffy white van arrived. The driver had no idea what he was carrying. When we saw the painting we could not believe it. ''We had to insure it, so a man from Sotheby's came over to see it in my loft." He added: "He said to me, 'this is surreal. I have just been valuing an 18th-century portrait in a stately home, but it is not as valuable as this'.'' Banksy's works routinely change hands for hundreds of thousands of pounds and fans of his stencils and installations include Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.[/quote] The painting: [img]http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01625/banksy_1625070c.jpg[/img]
i <3 banksy (the artist)
Banksy is awesome.
Clever how the scythe is like the cable that powers bumper cars.
Banksy's good, but he's being worshipped too much
It's funny because Banksy is probably hideous.
isn't banksy supposed to be anonymous like, not handing out paintings [editline]07:20PM[/editline] i just re-read it and i apologize for being a cunt up there, banksy's cool
I wish there was an american version of banksy :x
Wow, that's a crazy picture.
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