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Topic: Banksy

Sotheby's employees view "Love is in the Bin" by British artist Banksy at Sotheby's auction house on October 12, 2018 in London, United Kingdom (Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

Men with bolt cutters steal Banksy sign

Ashlie D. Stevens

Sotheby's employees view "Love is in the Bin" by British artist Banksy at Sotheby's auction house on October 12, 2018 in London, United Kingdom (Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

Banksy's name revealed 20 years ago?

Quincy Jones; Emma Gonzalez/Parkland Protest; Stormy Daniels; Ariana Grande (AP/Getty/Salon)

Has 2018 been the longest year ever?

Mary Elizabeth Williams

Piers Morgan (Getty/Jeff Spicer)

Piers Morgan wants to be Trump's Chief

Mary Elizabeth Williams

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Commuters take photos on their phones of a new artwork by British artist Banksy opposite the French Embassy, in London, Monday, Jan. 25, 2016. The artwork depicts the young girl from the musical Les Miserables with tears streaming from her eyes as a can of CS gas lies beneath her. The work is criticising the use of teargas in the refugee camp in Calais. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) (AP)

Banksy and tradition of destroying art

Preminda Jacob - The Conversation

The original version of "Girl With Balloon" by Banksy. A framed print of the mural shredded itself after being auctioned for $1.4 million dollars. (Wikiart)

Why Banksy shredded "Girl With Balloon"

A Banksy wall painting showing Israeli border policeman and Palestinian in a pillow fight. (AP/Dusan Vranic)

Why do we care who Banksy is?

Robert Del Naja (WikiMedia)

Is this the face of Banksy?

Alessandra Maldonado

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Mural by Banksy (Getty/Daniel Leal-Olivas)

Banksy Hotel

(banksy.co.uk)

Timothy McGrath - GlobalPost

Max Rivlin-Nadler - Full Stop

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(Reuters/Kevork Djansezian)

Graffiti artist Banksy strikes again.

ADDY DUGDALE - Fast Company

(YouTube)

Katie McDonough

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(Banksy NYC)

Hrag Vartanian - Hyperallergic

(Flickr/wykah)

Banksy's still unknown

the editors - Hyperallergic

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Graffiti artist Banksy strikes again.

Natasha Lennard

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