English the judge ordered to return to the place Banksy graffiti, exported to America
ARTinvestment.RU   14 сентября 2015

Graffiti "art Lover" (Art Buff) from the English town of Folkestone tried to sell in the U.S. over 720 thousand dollars. After the deal fell through, the English court seeking the return of the frescoes

London judge Richard Arnold (Richard Arnold) ordered to return to the town of Folkestone Banksy graffiti "art Lover" (Art Buff), which tried to sell in the U.S. for $720 000.

Graffiti "art Lover" (Art Buff appeared in Folkestone during the triennial of contemporary art in October 2014. Standing to the viewer back an elderly tourist with audio guide in the ears looks at the empty pedestal in the form of ancient columns. On the place where is supposed to be the exhibit, exploring the old lady, only a gray blur. There was graffiti on some local street artist, but it was painted over. Banksy used this grey spot to create his ironic work. The title of the mural Art Buff is a word play. Buff is still "polishing", "cleaned". As explained by the representative of Banksy, the artist beat it "cleared" work iskusstva@

the Mural appeared on the wall of the hall of slot machines Dreamland. Shortly thereafter, the owners of Dreamland cut a piece of the wall with graffiti and sent him to the new York Keszler gallery, which, in turn, drove the work of Banksy, the Art Miami fair. There it was exhibited with a price tag of around £470 000, or $720 000, but was never pradana@

in the meantime, a local charitable organization Creative Foundation, dedicated to the development of creativity and art in Folkestone, on behalf of the citizens through the court demanded the return of graffiti. And won. Judge Arnold issued a verdict, according to which the defendant Dreamland had no authority and certainly not had the need to remove graffiti. The work of Banksy, which is now stored in new York, must be returned to the UK, the Creative Foundation.

This court decision sets an important precedent regarding the rights of ownership of street art. Banksy appearing on the streets, and then try to resell the owners of buildings and other objects (cars, doors, etc.), which Banksy has decorated their risunki@

Material was prepared by Maria Onuchin, AI

Sources: artnet.com, bloomberg.com, artinvestment.ru