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Roving We Buy Gold show comes to two New York galleries; Paul Smith offers Banksy at Bonhams for £1.8mn
Activists say MV Louise Michel was detained after delivering 180 rescued people to Lampedusa
New business offers shares in Warhol; Venice hosts fundraiser for Ukraine; Robbie Williams turns to art
Sotheby’s schtum about possible IPO; Gagosian opens in Gstaad; consolidation in art-tech
The acclaimed documentary filmmaker discusses optimism in a pessimistic age, reasons to be cheerful and his own wishes for the future
Unwitting homage to James Bond villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld
And inadvertently promotes the exact opposite of instant frictionless settlement in consumer culture. Hero or villain?
‘Devolved Parliament’ has been revised slightly from the street artist’s 2009 original
Caustic comment on British politics expected to fetch £1.5m-£2m
Has the street artist’s most audacious prank shredded the credibility of the art market?
Stunt or performance art, fate of painting risks reinforcing suspicions over auctions
Activist street artist’s ‘Girl with Balloon’ sells for £1m at Sotheby’s — then gets shredded
The famously anonymous artist is making his presence felt in the West Bank city. He tells Jan Dalley what he believes his art might achieve
British graffiti artist describes guesthouse as having worst view of any hotel in the world
Founder plans to use the money to move to Mayfair
Graffiti artist creates a mischievous version of Disneyland theme park
Stunts provide the marketing, the gallery works the cash flow, writes Edwin Heathcote
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