Topic: ART - on July 26, 2013 at 6:33:00 PM CEST
Banksy graffiti disappears from wall in Tottenham
No Ball Games 'salvaged for restoration' by company behind sale this year of another Banksy piece removed from shop wall
Not so long ago the appearance of a work by the superstar graffiti artist Bansky was a source of curiosity and local pride. Now it seems it mainly spells a commercial opportunity.
For the second time this year a Banksy work sprayed on a shop wall in north London has disappeared, most likely to be sold at auction, to the consternation of residents and the local council.
A month after Slave Labour – a jubilee-themed mural depicting a child making union flag bunting – sold for more than £750,000 after being removed from the side of a Poundland in Wood Green, an even better-known work has gone from nearby Tottenham.
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