Big Banksy news today!
Read Time Out London:
Banksy’s getting a permanent exhibition space in London
Good news, Banksy fans: you no longer have to scour the walls of the city to find his artworks. The elusive graffiti artist now has his very own permanent exhibition space at an east London gallery.
Dalston’s Hang-Up Gallery has unveiled the ‘Banksy Bunker’: a room dedicated to the 'Dismaland' creator's canvases, prints and sculptures.
‘There’s currently nowhere in the capital to view a permanent Banksy collection,’ says gallery director Ben Cotton. ‘So we thought we’d change that. It’s an intimate space packed full of a broad cross-section of his work from the start of his career to the present day – so whether you’re a Bansky aficionado or a seasoned collector it’s certainly worth a look.’
There are 15 works on display in the Bunker at the moment, but it's all up for sale, so it's unlikely you'll ever see the same work twice. And unlike out on the streets, there's no worry they'll get covered up by the council. Woop!
Hang-Up Gallery is at 81 Stoke Newington Rd, N16 8AD. Open Tuesday to Sunday from noon until 6pm. Free.
With many pictures from the collection here: http://www.timeout.com/london/blog/banksys-getting-a-permanent-exhibition-space-in-london-102416
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More in this article from Dazed & Confused:
Banksy to open permanent ‘bunker’ show in London
An exhibition on the elusive street artist is coming to Dalston’s Hang Up Gallery
Following the sell-out success of last year’s “Dismaland” show, Banksy is now opening a permanent exhibition in an East London gallery.
The space, which has been nicknamed the “Banksy Bunker”, will be open six days a week at the Hang-Up Gallery in Dalston. It will comprise of an ever-changing collection of the elusive artist’s prints, canvases and sculptures – all of which will be purchasable by the public.
“There’s currently nowhere in the capital to view a permanent Banksy collection,” Hang-Up director Ben Cotton told Time Out. “So we thought we’d change that. It’s an intimate space packed full of a broad cross-section of his work from the start of his career to the present day – so whether you’re a Bansky aficionado or a seasoned collector it’s certainly worth a look.”
The elusive Bristolian’s work is rarely seen inside an actual gallery space, with most of his creations appearing randomly on gorges, street walls, or steam rollers.
Despite achieving global eminence, however, Banksy’s actual identity has remained a mystery throughout his 27-year career (unless he is actually Massive Attack co-founder Robert Del Naja, which he could be, but isn't, but could be).
Hang-Up’s Banksy bunker will be open from Tuesday to Sunday indefinitely, and entrance is free.
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Check out the gallery’s official website for more details:
Hang-Up Gallery
Photo: Paul Wells - Courtesy of Banksy and Hang-Up Gallery
Hang-Up is a contemporary art gallery, specialising in Banksy sales to an international collector base since 2008. In addition to our extensive gallery inventory we have close links with a global network of galleries, publishers, dealers and private collectors, enabling us to source specific artwork requests quickly and efficiently.
Banksy Specialists
Having dealt in Banksy prints for the best past of a decade and with over 500 sales to date, Hang-Up Gallery has also grown to become one of the worlds largest online dealers in original limited edition Banksy prints. On an average week we will receive over 100 phone and email enquiries with specific requests about his work, and we pride ourselves in being able to source artworks quickly and efficiently, selling and buying on behalf of our international client list.
Dealers in Established Artists
Further to Banksy, we are major dealers in works by Harland Miller, Invader, KAWS, Ben Eine, Shepard Fairey and Sir Peter Blake, buying and selling artworks by leveraging our extensive networks developed over many years.
Exhibition Programme
The gallery works with a roster of young forward thinking artists in selling and presenting artworks through our dynamic exhibition programme. Hang-Up has a core stable of artists with whom they have worked with in developing their artistic careers including The Connor Brothers, Joe Webb, Mark Powell, Magnus Gjoen and Lauren Baker, most of whom had their first show at the gallery. These artists have subsequently gone onto have large sell out exhibitions with Hang-Up, with wait lists for their new work.
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