Banksy

Here at Londonist, we aren’t too shy to admit our love for sweets. But that love apparently doesn’t hold a candle to the dedication of food artist Prudence Emma Staite. To celebrate the return of blue Smarties, Staite has re-imagined famous works of art with …

In the week that Doris’ crack gets filled in, Tate Modern has announced plans for a rethink of the building’s river-facing facade. Between May and August, a group of the world’s most acclaimed street artists will be allowed to daub their designs across designated 15×12 …

So we had Banksy caught in the act and unmasked a while back…. now here’s a video apparently of the man himself at work and having his say: Thanks to Gothamist reader Sam Horine for the heads up.

Science, the esteemed global magazine of cutting-edge research, has an unlikely cover star this week. Banksy’s Bethnal Green flower adorns the hallowed page with the following explanation: An example of “art” by self-styled guerrilla artist Banksy, as seen in East London in November 2007. Human …

The new Banksy work on Essex Road is proving rather popular, as this video from romanywg shows. The stencil is already protected by a perspex panel (not shown in the video), after a recent spate of Banksy maulings. Please send links to your favourite London …

Not only the world’s most famous graffiti stencil artist, England’s own beloved Banksy is also one heck of a studio artist. Don’t believe us (or any of the hype surrounding Banksy)? See for yourself at Andipa Gallery, where – starting this Friday – many of …

Once is a happenstance, twice is a coincidence, but three times is a conspiracy. First the maid of Chalk Farm is painted over (since restored), then we heard the Rosebery Avenue cash machine stencil has also been defaced. And today, it seems the Clerkenwell Road …

Heart it or hate it, you can’t argue with the fact that Valentine’s Day and all its attendant sentiment inspire some pretty fantastic photography. We’ve rounded up some of our favourites from our friends in the Londonist Flickr group. Enjoy… Heart, courtesy of buckaroo kid’s …

While everyone was busy watching last night’s fire, an act of destruction was taking place at the other end of Chalk Farm Road. The famous maid stencil by Banksy is in a parlous state. Someone has painted over most of the image, and stenciled the …

One of Banksy’s most famous stencils – the maid of Chalk Farm – got an augmentation this week. Some japester of a joiner added a mantelpiece on Sunday evening. But street art is the most ephemeral of mediums, and the rogue fitting was removed faster …