Banksy auctions his ?Mediterranean sea view 2017? painting to raise funds for the Children?s Hospital and Stroke Unit.
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Featuring a massive collection of photographic work, Banksy?s latest book, ?You Are An Acceptable Level of Threat and if You Were Not You Would Know About It?, highlights the England-based street artist, vandal, political activist, and film director?s most iconic masterpieces. Revered for his satirical street art and subversive epigrams which combine dark humour with graffiti executed in a distinctive stencilling technique, the book showcases art from as early as the beginning of his career in the late 1990s.
Banksy Drops A Book and Pledges To Donate All Proceeds From The Sotheby?s Auction
With the help of in-depth descriptions, Banksy welcomes readers into his ingenious mind, presenting the context behind each iconic end-product. Measuring eight by ten inches, the book, worth USD$27 on Amazon, includes images portraying his monumental Dismaland show, paintings and mixed-media sculptures from The Walled Off Hotel, Basquiat-inspired artworks on the walls of the Barbican, as well as new works from Gaza and New York.

Going further, Banksy has reportedly donated his ?Mediterranean sea view 2017? triptych to Sotheby?s, to be sold at auction to help raise funds for the Children?s Hospital and Stroke Unit. Set to showcase in Sotheby?s cross-categor...