Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Graffiti artist Banksy says he sold original pieces for cheap in Central Park
Banksy says he sold original pieces in Central Park over the weekend — for only $60 each. An elderly man worked the pop-up stall at the edge of the park on Fifth Ave. near Central Park South.
Graffiti artist Banksy, whose works sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars, claims he sold original pieces at starving-artist prices over the weekend in Central Park.
“Yesterday I set up a stall in the park selling 100% authentic original signed Banksy canvases. For $60 each,” he wrote on his website Sunday.
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The elusive British artist also posted a video of the pop-up stall on the edge of the park on Fifth Ave. near Central Park South featuring about 25 canvases of his black-and-white spray art.
Some of the artwork were riffs on famous Banksy graffiti works such as a rat riding a scooter and a bandana-masked protester hurling a bouquet of flowers.
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Author: By Bill Hutchinson / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
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