British street artist/prankster Banksy's first New York show is opening this weekend at the Vanina Holasek Gallery.
Bloomberg reports: “The show will be the first selling exhibition for Banksy in the U.S. since September, 2006, when the Lazarides Gallery, Banksy's London-based primary dealer, held a “three-day vandalized warehouse extravaganza” in Los Angeles, featuring a live “elephant in the room” painted in a red and gold floral wallpaper design. Works on show at Vanina Holasek will include Banksy's 2006 painting ‘Jack and Jill,' showing children clad in bullet-proof vests, priced at $300,000, and his 2004 limited-edition screenprint, ‘Kate Moss,' parodying Andy Warhol's ‘Marilyn,' at $175,000.”
Previously
Prankster Artist Banksy Caught in the Act in East London [tr]
Banksy Battle on the Streets of London [tr]
