THE ART OF BANKSY, the world’s largest collection of original privately owned Banksy art, announces its extension to May 2022

Due to overwhelming public demand, The Art of Banksy, the world’s largest collection of original privately owned Banksy is now booking to May 2022.

Seen by over one million people worldwide in cities from Melbourne and Tel Aviv to Toronto and Chicago, The Art of Banksy has now made its home in London, where over 90 authenticated Banksy pieces gathered from private collections across the globe are exhibited in a 12,000 sq. ft gallery in the heart of Covent Garden.

Opening to critical acclaim in May 2021, the exhibition has quickly become a must-see addition to the burgeoing London art scene. It features original and authenticated works from one of the most intriguing and talked-about artists in modern history, including prints, canvasses, screen prints, unique works and limited-edition pieces mainly dated between the years 1997 to 2008, the period which resulted in Banksy’s most recognisable and well-known works.

It includes iconic favourites such as ‘Girl with a Balloon’ and ‘Rude Copper’ alongside ‘Brace Yourself’ featuring a dodgem-riding Grim Reaper. In a rarely seen public outing for the painting, it made headlines in 2010 when the work was gifted by Banksy to a band, previously known as ‘Exit Through the Gift Shop’, in exchange for the rights to their name. The piece has been mostly hidden away behind closed doors since its creation over a decade ago. The vast 245 x 182cm work - one of the largest ever created by Banksy - takes centre stage in the exhibition.

An unmissable new addition to the exhibition for the season extension is the installation of six video screens showing a series of exclusive interviews with Banksy’s former printer. A graffiti artist himself, he gives often hilarious first-hand testimony of how the pair first came to work together, how they broke into zoos together around the world to graffiti tag animal enclosures, experimented printing with bleach, acid and highly toxic paint and the time Banksy created a special Flag print to finance a Santa’s Ghetto exhibit in a former shoe shop on Oxford Street. The landlord of the empty shop had agreed to £6,000 rent then discovered their real identity and demanded £60,000! No Banksy fan will want to miss this unique opportunity to hear first-hand amazing insights from one of the close collaborators of the notoriously anonymous artist.

Also new are schools workshops and private tours. In addition to the full exhibition experience, education groups can now add an hour long creative workshop. The new private tours are conducted by London Blue Badge Tourist Guides who specialise in graffiti and street and are available Monday to Wednesday evenings from 6 pm.

In true Banksy style, The Art of Banksy is not authorised or curated in collaboration with the elusive man himself.

 

LISTINGS INFO

THE ART OF BANKSY

How to book

Book online now at artofbanksy.co.uk or call 08440 412001

Extension dates:

Now booking to 22nd May 2022

Location:

50 Earlham St, Covent Garden,

London WC2H 9LJ

Opening times:

Mon/Tue/Wed/Sun 10.00 - 18.00 Thu/Fri 10.00 - 21.00
Sat 09.30 - 19.00
(Last Entry 1 hour before closing)

Ticket prices:

from £14.50 - £29.50

Children under 6 Free

Fast Track tickets (Undated) £34.50

VIP Tickets £52.50
(Package includes undated fast track ticket, lanyard, audio guide & tote bag with merchandise)

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COVID-19 Compliance

The safety of our customers and staff is our utmost priority, and the exhibition will have the following COVID-19 protocols in place.

All visitors are encouraged to wear a face-covering in line with Government recommendations.
The exhibition operates on an immersive one-way user journey with separate entry and exit points.

The venue features a powerful ventilation system with fresh air continually circulating throughout the exhibition.

Please buy your ticket in advance. For tickets purchased at the box office, we are a cashless venue and can only accept debit & credit card payments.