Banksy artwork in Rye Lane stolen

[Lynne]

just watched the latest Banksey artwork in Peckham being nicked, A very smooth operation

[Jenijenjen]

I wondered how long it would take!

[Dogkennelhillbilly]

It didn't go so well for the last bunch that tried that: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/dec/24/man-arrested-suspicion-theft-banksy-artwork-peckham-london

[Jenijenjen]

2 minutes ago, Dogkennelhillbilly said:

It didn't go so well for the last bunch that tried that: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/dec/24/man-arrested-suspicion-theft-banksy-artwork-peckham-london

Was anyone ever charged and did it get to court? I haven't seen anything further

[HeadNun]

Tell us what you witnessed! 

[IlonaM]

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/banksy-peckham-street-art-wolf-bristol-b1175450.html

[alice]

He’s gone downhill recently 

[colville09]

A big thank you to Banksy for trying again to give us a beautiful art piece. It looked great. Apologies for the scumbags. Maybe if you are ever Kind enough to  think of us in future you could do a self destructing one that stains their sticky little fingers for a long time.

[malumbu]

Not helpful to use the language of the gutter.  Reminds me of Johnson telling those that caused trouble at Euro 20 to crawl back under  from the rock they came from they came from.  

[Sue]

3 hours ago, Lynne said:

just watched the latest Banksey artwork in Peckham being nicked, A very smooth operation

Watched? Didn't anybody try to stop them?

[HeadNun]

I imagine Banksy is absolutely delighted each time one of his pieces gets nicked. Lots of press exposure and he still makes millions from prints on coasters, t.shirts and all the other tat. 

Does anyone else think his work is the kind hackneyed dross you'd expect from a first year student, who's just read an idiot's guide to socialism? Always thought it was hype, personally. 

 

[KalamityKel]

1 hour ago, malumbu said:

Not helpful to use the language of the gutter.  Reminds me of Johnson telling those that caused trouble at Euro 20 to crawl back under  from the rock they came from they came from.  

Eh?

[Dogkennelhillbilly]

1 hour ago, HeadNun said:

 he still makes millions from prints on coasters, t.shirts and all the other tat. 

I don't think any of that tat is licensed.

[SpringTime]

Oh gosh this is awful. How terrible. There will be lots of well to do parents trying to explain to Isla and Noah that someone with an ill and working class mind has stolen the picture that they worshipped for ten minutes or less when they were out and about for a whole weekend. The entire country should mourn.

Soz, should have said half a minute. The entire country must mourn x

[Lynne]

Three men, masked and in black. Nobody tried to stop them, even when thy ran off. I didn't realise at first it was a robbery. If you see 3 men on a roof doing a job, you don't automatically think they're stealing something. Well, I don't. There were news cameras there already which I thought was odd. The camera man said he'd expected something to happen so he'd just waited. Odd.

They got the dish down the ladder and then ran off down the Rye. If there's ever an Olympic event for running along a crowded street carrying a large satellite dish and a ladder I can recommend this lot.

Not Only Fools and Horses as they didn't drop it.

[Jules-and-Boo]

that was predictable.

 

[Spartacus]

Smacks of a publicity stunt from the description above. 

Possibly not but if it quacks like a duck.... 

[Kathleen Olander]

15 hours ago, HeadNun said:

I imagine Banksy is absolutely delighted each time one of his pieces gets nicked. Lots of press exposure and he still makes millions from prints on coasters, t.shirts and all the other tat. 

Does anyone else think his work is the kind hackneyed dross you'd expect from a first year student, who's just read an idiot's guide to socialism? Always thought it was hype, personally. 

 

Yes

[HeadNun]

This is my favourite Banksy work

 

[Soylent Green]

The artwork wasn't even bolted down.  It seems Mr Banksy likes to make his Peckham artwork very nickable.  It's all part of the spectacle.

[Lynne]

I wondered about a publicity stunt. Not that he needs it

[Dogkennelhillbilly]

On 08/08/2024 at 22:43, SpringTime said:

Oh gosh this is awful. How terrible. There will be lots of well to do parents trying to explain to Isla and Noah that someone with an ill and working class mind has stolen the picture

Another way of looking at it is that the Chartwell Cancer Trust (on whose building the sculpture was fixed - it wasn't a picture) won't benefit from it now it's been stolen. Not from attention, footfall or flogging it.

[bodsier]

On 09/08/2024 at 11:58, Soylent Green said:

The artwork wasn't even bolted down.  It seems Mr Banksy likes to make his Peckham artwork very nickable.  It's all part of the spectacle.

 

On 09/08/2024 at 11:58, Soylent Green said:

The artwork wasn't even bolted down.  It seems Mr Banksy likes to make his Peckham artwork very nickable.  It's all part of the spectacle.

I imagine it's his way of making his work accessible to the working class.  I Know of someone whose house he erected a piece of work....she had it carefully removed and earned millions from it. Some would say why shouldn't the working class benefit from it? Some would say it's equal distribution...provided they  replace the satellite dish, pay for the sign..

 

Some would say he commits a crime by defacing public property

Some would say they appreciate the art in their area

 

some would say it's mediocre work.....

Some would say I don't care what it looks like, it could change my life....it's understandably tempting 

 

[Lynne]

Best thing about it would be a bit of publicity for the Chartwelll charity.

[Earl Aelfheah]

On 08/08/2024 at 15:57, Dogkennelhillbilly said:

It didn't go so well for the last bunch that tried that: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/dec/24/man-arrested-suspicion-theft-banksy-artwork-peckham-london

As an insufferable pedant, I would argue that the last 'piece' was more Camberwell then Peckham (although admittedly debatable).