In the centre of London, a new Banksy work

In the centre of London, a new Banksy work

Two new graffiti by the famous street artist Banksy appeared in London.

Works adorning the city walls near the Cultural centre of the Barbican, dedicated to the opening of the exhibition by the American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.

New York-based artist died in 1988 at the age of 27 due to drug overdose.

In his instagram Banksy has described the work as “informal collaboration” with the exhibition.

Major new Basquiat show opens at the Barbican – a place that is normally very keen to clean any graffiti from its walls.

Publication from Banksy (@banksy) Sep 17 2017 at 5:10 PDT

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In the caption to the photo with the graffiti “Ferris Wheel” Banksy wrote, “a major exhibition of Basquiat opens at the Barbican, which usually seeks to erase graffiti from their walls.”

Portrait of Basquiat being welcomed by the Metropolitan Police – an (unofficial) collaboration with the new Basquiat show.

Publication from Banksy (@banksy) Sep 17 2017 5:11 PDT

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Exhibition “Basquiat: a real boom” opens at the Barbican centre on 20 September, she claimed as “the first large-scale exhibition of American artist in the UK.”

Jean-Michel Basquiat was originally famous as a graffiti artist and then as a successful neoexpressionist.

The administration of the city of London, which houses the Barbican, States that have not yet decided what to do with two works of Banksy. “We will discuss this question with colleagues and residents of the area in the near future” — said the representative of the authorities.

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