Banksy is the world’s most celebrated graffiti artist. Originally from Bristol, very little is known about Banksy and owing to the illegal nature of many of his projects, keeping a sense of anonymity is vital.
His images can be found on walls and bridges from London to Palestine and many see the works as the voice of those living in urban environments.
Banksy questions notions of authority with wit and candour and promotes global issues in such a way that they become understandable and accessible to the mainstream.
In 2005 Banksy hung his version of a primitive cave painting in the British Museum. It depicted a human figure hunting wildlife while pushing a shopping trolley and it remained on the walls of the museum for eight days.
Similar stunts at the Tate Modern, New York Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum, and the American Museum of Natural History have delighted his growing army of admirers.