Manufacturers Banks fakes appear before court
Three Britons charged with selling counterfeit prints Banks and counterfeit clothing Vivienne Westwood
August 18, before the court appearance, three Britons, accused of manufacturing and selling counterfeit prints Banks (Banksy). In addition, the claim that they will be traded counterfeit clothes, Vivienne Westwood (Vivienne Westwood) and Malcolm McLaren (Malcolm McLaren).
names of alleged perpetrators - Lee Parker (Lee Parker), Grant Chempkins-Howard (Grant Champkins-Howard), and Spring Greynds-Howard (Vesna Grandes-Howard). The first two charged with fraud, a third - in money laundering.
Police encourages all those in the past three years, bought the prints through the Banks are not the official site Pictures on Walls, contact the detective Yenom Lawson (Ian Lawson).
Banks - a prominent representative of the so-called «street art» (Street Art). Creations by this artist can be seen on the walls of the largest cities in the world. Despite the fact that the art of Banks is very popular, he would prefer to keep anonymity.
13 June in Bristol has opened a free exhibition «Banks v. Bristol Museum». She has visited more than 122 thousand people. The exhibition will run until August 31.
Material prepared Yulia Maksimova, AI
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