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Banksy’s $200,000 Graffiti Balloon Confiscated By NYC Police

For his final piece of street art in NYC, Banksy attached a huge balloon that said “Banksy!” to the side of an abandoned building on OCtober 31, 2013.

Three men tried to remove the balloon from the building that same day and were arrested. Police have confiscated the balloon piece, which an art dealer told the New York Times is worth between $200,000 and $300,000.

Police deflated the balloon which is currently being stored on the third floor of the Police Department’s building on Pearson Place in Long Island City, a police spokeswoman told the New York Times.

“I don’t have it as art on the invoice,” Deputy Chief Jack J. Trabitz told the New York Times. “We have it as a balloon.”

For more of this story, head to the New York Times.

Banksy To NYC: “Thanks for your patience. It’s been fun.”

At some point yesterday (Oct. 31, 2013) Banksy added this image of a t-shirt to his website with this text:

“And that’s it. Thanks for your patience. It’s been fun. Save 5pointz. Bye”

Below the shirt:

“Now available – the official Banksy New York residency souvenir T shirt

(you have to take the jpeg to a copy store and make it yourself)

As you probably know by now, the painting he “vandalized,” “The banality of the banality of evil,” sold at auction yesterday for $615,000 to someone using the tab “gorpetri,” for bidding.

If you missed my previous Banksy posts, here’s an easy way to check them out: Day one, day two, day three, day four, day five, day six, day seven, day eight, day nine, day ten, day 11, day 12, day 13, day 14, day 15, day 16, day 17, day 18, day 19, day 20, day 21, day 22, day 23, day 24, day 25, day 26, day 27, day 28, day 29, day 30, day 31. Plus: “A Consideration Of The Politics Of Banksy’s Syria Video,” “Source For Banksy’s ‘Concrete Confessional’ Revealed,” and “Banksy Update: NYC Mayor Attacks Street Artist.”

Banksy Update: Bidding Now At $350,600 For “The banality of the banality of evil”

The banality of the banality of evil"
The banality of the banality of evil”

The bidding continues for the thrift store painting that Banksy “vandalized.” As of 4:55 PST, five minutes before the end of the auction, the bidding had reached $350,600.

Banksy added the Nazi to this landscape, along with his autograph in the lower left corner.

Banksy NYC Art Day #30: Image Of Feline On Yankee Stadium

Most of the day was over before Banksy unveiled his latest artwork. Gothamist! wonders if this is a jaguar or a cheetah.

This is day 30 of Banksy’s month-long “Better Out Than In” street art exhibit. Only one more day of art and the show is over. At least for now.

Video from the Gothamist!

If you missed my previous Banksy posts, here’s an easy way to check them out: Day one, day two, day three, day four, day five, day six, day seven, day eight, day nine, day ten, day 11, day 12, day 13, day 14, day 15, day 16, day 17, day 18, day 19, day 20, day 21, day 22, day 23, day 24, day 25, day 26, day 27, day 28, day 29. Plus: “A Consideration Of The Politics Of Banksy’s Syria Video,” “Source For Banksy’s ‘Concrete Confessional’ Revealed,” and “Banksy Update: NYC Mayor Attacks Street Artist.”

Banksy Update: Bidding For “The banality of the banality of evil” Rises To $301,000

The banality of the banality of evil"
The banality of the banality of evil”

The bidding continues at the BiddingForGood site.

The latest bid is for $301,000.

For more on this story, check my previous post.

If you missed my previous Banksy posts, here’s an easy way to check them out: Day one, day two, day three, day four, day five, day six, day seven, day eight, day nine, day ten, day 11, day 12, day 13, day 14, day 15, day 16, day 17, day 18, day 19, day 20, day 21, day 22, day 23, day 24, day 25, day 26, day 27, day 28. Plus: “A Consideration Of The Politics Of Banksy’s Syria Video,” “Source For Banksy’s ‘Concrete Confessional’ Revealed,” and “Banksy Update: NYC Mayor Attacks Street Artist.”

Banksy Update: Online Bidding For ‘Nazi’ Painting Reaches $220,200; There’s Still Time For Your Bid!!

“The banality of the banality of Evil.”

Banksy’s latest artwork (as of Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at 12:27 p.m. PST), a thrift store painting that Banksy added a Nazi soldier to and titled “The banality of the banality of evil,” is being auctioned at the online charity website, BiddingForGood.

Bidding began Tuesday with a minimum bid of $74,000 required. As of midday Wednesday 74 bids had come in, the most recent being $220,200. The auction will close on Oct. 31 at 8 pm EDT.

The painting is signed by the original artist, and by Banksy. It’s 36” x 24.5” and the frame is 43” x 31.5.”

The money raised will go to Housing Works. Below is the BiddingForGood website description of Housing Works:

    Housing Works is a healing community of people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS. Our mission is to end the dual crises of homelessness and AIDS through relentless advocacy, the provision of lifesaving services, and entrepreneurial businesses that sustain our efforts.

What an incredible way for Banksy to end his month-long “Better Out Than In” street art show? Right when attention on Banksy is at an all time high, he puts a painting up for auction for a good cause. On so many levels this is terrific.

Read more about of this story at CNN.

If you missed my previous Banksy posts, here’s an easy way to check them out: Day one, day two, day three, day four, day five, day six, day seven, day eight, day nine, day ten, day 11, day 12, day 13, day 14, day 15, day 16, day 17, day 18, day 19, day 20, day 21, day 22, day 23, day 24, day 25, day 26, day 27, day 28, day 29. Plus: “A Consideration Of The Politics Of Banksy’s Syria Video,” “Source For Banksy’s ‘Concrete Confessional’ Revealed,” and “Banksy Update: NYC Mayor Attacks Street Artist.”

Banksy NYC Art Day #27: “New York Times” Rejects Banksy Op-Ed, Banksy Says

Here’s the latest from our man Banksy. It’s located in Greenpoint.

Under the above photos, on Banksy’s site it says:

Today’s piece was going to be an op-ed column in the New York Times.
But they declined to publish what I supplied. Which was this…

If you missed my previous Banksy posts, here’s an easy way to check them out: Day one, day two, day three, day four, day five, day six, day seven, day eight, day nine, day ten, day 11, day 12, day 13, day 14, day 15, day 16, day 17, day 18, day 19, day 20, day 21, day 22, day 23, day 24, day 25, day 26. Plus: “A Consideration Of The Politics Of Banksy’s Syria Video,” “Source For Banksy’s ‘Concrete Confessional’ Revealed,” and “Banksy Update: NYC Mayor Attacks Street Artist.”

Banksy NYC Art Day #26: Don’t Be A Grump

Latest art from Mr. Banksy. Beneath this photo on Banksy’s website is this text: “Alternative New York bumper slogan”

If you missed my previous Banksy posts, here’s an easy way to check them out: Day one, day two, day three, day four, day five, day six, day seven, day eight, day nine, day ten, day 11, day 12, day 13, day 14, day 15, day 16, day 17, day 18, day 19, day 20, day 21, day 22, day 23, day 24, day 25. Plus: “A Consideration Of The Politics Of Banksy’s Syria Video,” “Source For Banksy’s ‘Concrete Confessional’ Revealed,” and “Banksy Update: NYC Mayor Attacks Street Artist.”

Banksy NYC Art Day #25, Part Two: Death, And Living In The Moment

What a trickster Banksy is. First he puts up this image on his Instagram page yesterday, Oct. 25, 2013.

Then he puts up,this on his website:

Along with this video that includes a soundtrack of the Blue Oyster Cult’s “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper.”

And this text:

“Tonight through Sunday, dusk until midnight.”

And this audio guide:


If you missed my previous Banksy posts, here’s an easy way to check them out: Day one, day two, day three, day four, day five, day six, day seven, day eight, day nine, day ten, day 11, day 12, day 13, day 14, day 15, day 16, day 17, day 18, day 19, day 20, day 21, day 22, day 23, day 24,. Plus: “A Consideration Of The Politics Of Banksy’s Syria Video,” “Source For Banksy’s ‘Concrete Confessional’ Revealed,” and “Banksy Update: NYC Mayor Attacks Street Artist.”