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Banksy's Lost Works On The Trail Of His Vanishing Street Art (Hb)
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 DescriptionA landmark exploration of the sold, stolen, and destroyed works of Banksy, perhaps one of the most famous and controversial living artists of our time. A victim of his own success, Banksy is famous the world over and yet more famously disdainful of the spotlight, preferring to remain anonymous. Considered by many to be one of the greatest living artists in the world and to others a rogue vandal with a political agenda, Banksy has scandalized and enlightened the art world since his acts of guerrilla art began to appear on the streets of Barton Hill in Bristol over 25 years ago. However, this is a book about what you can't see: the works that have disappeared entirely, whether removed by authorities or whisked into people's private art collections to languish on walls or in collector's vaults. These remarkable works are as elusive as their creator but are returned here for public consumption and enjoyment. Works unveiled in Banksy's Lost Works include a series of seven pieces painted on partially destroyed buildings around Kyiv, Ukraine, one of which has already been cut off the wall by a group of locals; Valentine's Day Mascara in Margate that has now been restored and housed in Dreamland after several interventions by Thanet District Council; and Banksy's disappearing rats, an early symbol of the artist routinely painted over by councils when the name Banksy was more synonymous with "vandal" than "artist." Author descriptionWill Ellsworth-Jones has held senior positions at the Sunday Times, the Telegraph Magazine, The Independent Magazine and Saga Magazine. He is the acclaimed author of Banksy: The Man behind the Wall. He lives in London. Table of contentsIntroduction Dropped While She Shopped A Costly Mistake Paris Bandits Trapping an Elephant Street Fighters The Doctor Won't See You Now There's a Leopard Under the Bed Stars of Bethlehem Seaside Showdown The Disappearing Diamond Love to Distraction Crazy Car Door Dodging the Minefields Crabs in Peril Rat Needs Good Home Peel and Stick Sharing a Banksy Blink and It's Gone The GBP800,000 Stable Vandalising the Vandal The Demolition Job Meddling with Mickey The Lost Boy Tree Surgery Temptation at the Bus Stop Door to Nowhere Escape of the Rat The Old Lady of Folkestone Off to the Junk Yard Kiss the Coppers Goodbye A Short-lived Victory Help! There's a Banksy on My Wall The Spies Who Vanished Beware Scammers at Work How Snow Turned to Ash No Beating Around the Bush A Puzzling Punk Smiling Through Stolen Sperm No Saving the Gorilla The Sphinx Also Rises Neighbourhood Watch Seen and Gone The Rowing Boat Vandal Nothing Lasts Forever |
