Whether we like it or not, a page in Art History is being written and it can no longer be seen as 'just a fad'. After 25 years tackling universal issues (that are far from being resolved) by taking them into the streets and inviting them into our daily lives, Banksy's highly topical works are today driving the growth of his market more than ever before.
thierry Ehrmann, CEO and Founder of
Game Changer
Banksy's work has pursued a tradition that began with
A brilliant drawer and very clever with his locational choices and the diffusion of his works, Banksy has brought to life an oeuvre that is spectacular and rhizomatous in nature. Each new piece carries a message for everyone, regardless of our age, language or knowledge of art history.
Taken together, Banksy's works have, for a quarter of a century, formed a gigantic fresco that depicts the sorrows and challenges of our society, both present and future: climate change, war, inequality, terrorism, etc. His work increasingly stands out as a political weapon via projects with an audacity unprecedented in art history: his 'bemusement' park Dismaland (2015), the
While Banksy remains first and foremost a committed street artist who seeks a sort of perfect equilibrium in both space and time, his work has subsequently been made available practically ad infinitum. By reusing his stencils for several years on canvas or cardboard, by printing limited editions, by uploading photos to his Instagram account and by having his works reproduced on cups, magnets and key rings, Banksy has made his work omnipresent in our daily lives.
John
Compared with Beeple, whose digital works are followed daily by 2.2 million followers on Instagram and whose NFT Everdays fetched
Happy Shopper
Banksy's pieces are rarely sold on the primary market, except as a happening (in
Entire sessions are devoted to him at Sotheby's,
John
With Pest Control at hand, however, to authenticate works in circulation on the secondary marketplace, Banksy has engaged his followers in a simple game of economics. By drastically limiting the supply of his work, he's driven up the value of the pieces in circulation, allowing his early followers the opportunity to realize an incredible return on their purchase.
For those that have purchased from a reputable gallery with a close working relationship with Pest Control, as we are proud to say that we have at Maddox, Banksy investors will have achieved a considerable profit in the past decade, with our own clients realizing an average profit of 42.6% in 2020 alone."
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When Banksy has tried to undermine the very market that has elevated him to stardom (albeit anonymous), it has had the opposite effect: when his Girl with balloon (2006) partially self-destructed just after being hammered down for
And yet… he is also capable of playing the market's game when it is for 'a good cause'. Earlier this year, he sold his canvas Game Changer (2020) in order to refinance
In H1 2021, Banksy's market was mainly split between the
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15 October 2007 at Sotheby'sLondon for$342,000 - on
29 June 2017 at Bonhams London for$380,000 - on
18 June 2021 at Sotheby'sHong Kong for$2,283,000
At 47 (his assumed age) Banksy is an international superstar, adored by the street art community and art market professionals alike, with 11 million followers on Instagram. But unlike many influencers, Banksy cares less about his personal image than about his art, which questions the future of our planet and Humanity as we know it.
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