The following is a list of works by Banksy.

Banksy Banksy is a pseudonymous England-based street artist, political activist and film director whose real name and identity remain unconfirmed and the subject of speculation. Active since the 1990s, his satirical street art and subversive epigrams ...

, active since the 1990s, is an England-based

graffiti artist Graffiti (plural; singular ''graffiti'' or ''graffito'', the latter rarely used except in archeology) is art that is written, painted or drawn on a wall or other surface, usually without permission and within public view. Graffiti ranges from s ...

, political activist and film director whose real identity is unknown. His

satirical Satire is a genre of the visual, literary, and performing arts, usually in the form of fiction and less frequently non-fiction, in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, often with the intent of shaming or e ...

street art Street art is visual art created in public locations for public visibility. It has been associated with the terms "independent art", "post-graffiti", "neo-graffiti" and guerrilla art. Street art has evolved from the early forms of defiant graff ...

and subversive

epigrams An epigram is a brief, interesting, memorable, and sometimes surprising or satirical statement. The word is derived from the Greek "inscription" from "to write on, to inscribe", and the literary device has been employed for over two millen ...

combine

dark humour Black comedy, also known as dark comedy, morbid humor, or gallows humor, is a style of comedy that makes light of subject matter that is generally considered taboo, particularly subjects that are normally considered serious or painful to discus ...

with graffiti executed in a distinctive

stenciling Stencilling produces an image or pattern on a surface, by applying pigment to a surface through an intermediate object, with designed holes in the intermediate object, to create a pattern or image on a surface, by allowing the pigment to reach ...

technique. His works of political and

social commentary Social commentary is the act of using rhetorical means to provide commentary on social, cultural, political, or economic issues in a society. This is often done with the idea of implementing or promoting change by informing the general populace ab ...

have been featured on streets, walls, and bridges of cities throughout the world.

Works by Banksy

* '' A Great British Spraycation'' * ''Aachoo!!'' * ''

The Antics Roadshow ''The Antics Roadshow'' is an hour-long 2011 documentary film focused on iconic acts of activism and pranks. Production ''The Antics Roadshow'' was produced and directed by the British street artist Banksy and the director/producer Jaimie D'Cruz ...

'' * '' Art Buff'' * ''

Ballerina with Action Man Parts ''Ballerina with Action Man Parts'' is a 2007 sculpture by graffiti artist Banksy. In 2007, it sold for £96,000. See also * List of works by Banksy The following is a list of works by Banksy. Banksy, active since the 1990s, is an England-ba ...

'' * '' Balloon Girl'' * ''The Banality of the Banality of Evil'' * ''

Banksus Militus Ratus ''Banksus Militus Ratus'' is a piece of artwork by British artist Banksy. The piece consists of a stuffed rat with a spray can in a glass-fronted box. Banksy first exhibited the piece in 2004 in the foyer of London's Natural History Museum, London ...

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Better Out Than In ''Better Out Than In'' was a residency undertaken by pseudonymous graffiti artist and political activist Banksy in New York City during October 2013. Banksy unveiled at least one work of art daily, documenting it on both a dedicated website and ...

'' * '' Bomb Hugger'' * ''

Bombing Middle England ''Bombing Middle England'' is a painting by graffiti artist Banksy. It is made of acrylic and spray paint on canvas, and depicts pensioners bowling with bombs in a manner reminiscent of Cinders McLeod's 1999 drawing ''Anarchic Granny''. In 2007, i ...

'' * '' Cardinal Sin'' * '' Civilian Drone Strike'' * '' Corrupted Oil - Jerry'' * ''

Devolved Parliament In the United Kingdom, devolution is the Parliament of the United Kingdom's statutory granting of a greater level of self-government to the Scottish Parliament, the Senedd (Welsh Parliament), the Northern Ireland Assembly and the London ...

'' – sold for £9,879,500 in 2019 * ''

Dismaland Dismaland was a temporary art project organised by street artist Banksy in the seaside resort of Weston-super-Mare in Somerset, England. Prepared in secret, the pop-up exhibition at the Tropicana, a disused lido, was "a sinister twist on Disneyl ...

'' ** ''Dream Boat'' * '' The Drinker'' * ''

Exit Through the Gift Shop ''Exit Through the Gift Shop'' is a 2010 British documentary film directed by street artist Banksy. It tells the story of Thierry Guetta, a French immigrant in Los Angeles who, over the course of several years, filmed a host of street artists at ...

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Flower Thrower The ''Flower Thrower'', ''Flower Bomber'', ''Rage'', or ''Love is in the Air'' is a 2003 stencil mural in Beit Sahour in the West Bank by the graffiti artist Banksy, depicting a masked man throwing a bunch of flowers.Enrico Bonadio & Olivia Jean- ...

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Flying Copper ''Flying Copper'' is a 2003 portrait of a British policeman by British artist, Banksy. The portrait is of a winged and heavily armed policeman with a yellow smiley replacing his face. The piece was first shown on cardboard that was suspended fro ...

'' * '' Follow Your Dreams'' * ''

Forgive Us Our Trespassing ''Forgive Us Our Trespassing'' is a piece by graffiti artist Banksy depicting a kneeling boy with a spray-painted halo. The image can be found on a wall in Salt Lake City, Utah. In 2010, the image was distributed in the form of posters to promote ...

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Fragile Silence ''Fragile Silence'' is a 1998 painting by graffiti artist Banksy. The mural appears on the side of a trailer. A couple who owned the mobile trailer gave permission to Banksy to paint their home in exchange for two tickets to the Glastonbury Fes ...

'' * ''Game Changer'' * ''

Girl with a Pierced Eardrum ''Girl with a Pierced Eardrum'' is a 2014 mural by anonymous street artist Banksy, on the wall of a building in Hanover Place, Spike Island, Bristol, England. Appearing overnight on 20 October 2014, it is a parody of '' Girl with a Pearl Earrin ...

'' * ''Glory'' – sold for £72,000 in 2007 * ''

Gorilla in a Pink Mask ''Gorilla in a Pink Mask'' is an early graffiti work by Banksy. In 2011, it was painted over by Saeed Ahmed's new Muslim cultural centre in Bristol. It originated from 2002. Monkeys are a recurring motif in Banksy's works. They can be found lis ...

'' * '' Guard with balloon dog (Banksy)'' * '' Hula Hooping Girl'' * '' If You Don't Mask, You Don't Get'' * '' Kissing Coppers'' * ''

Leake Street Leake Street (also known as the Banksy Tunnel) is a road tunnel in Lambeth, London where graffiti is tolerated regardless of the fact that it is against the law. The street is about 300 metres long, runs off York Road, Lambeth, York Road and u ...

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Love is in the Bin ''Love is in the Bin'' is a 2018 art intervention by Banksy at Sotheby's London, with an unexpected self-destruction of his 2006 painting of ''Girl with Balloon'' immediately after it was sold at auction for a record £1,042,000. According to So ...

'' * ''Mediterranean Sea View 2017'' (sold for £2.2 million in 2020) * ''

The Mild Mild West ''The Mild Mild West'' is a mural by graffiti artist Banksy, sited on No. 80 Stokes Croft, Bristol. It depicts a teddy bear throwing a Molotov cocktail at three riot police. History Banksy painted the artwork over three days in broad daylig ...

'' * ''Mobile Lovers'' * '' MoneyBart'' * '' One Nation Under CCTV'' * ''

Painting for Saints ''Painting for Saints'' or ''Game Changer'' is a 2020 painting by Banksy, who donated it to the Southampton General Hospital in Southern England, United Kingdom. The artwork depicts a child playing with a toy nurse, having selected the toy over su ...

'' (2020) * '' Parachuting Rat'' * ''Peace dove'' * ''

Pulp Fiction ''Pulp Fiction'' is a 1994 American crime film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, who conceived it with Roger Avary.See, e.g., King (2002), pp. 185–7; ; Starring John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis, Tim Roth, Ving Rhame ...

'' * ''Reindeers'' * ''Scar of Bethlehem'' * ''Season's Greetings'' * ''

Self Portrait A self-portrait is a representation of an artist that is drawn, painted, photographed, or sculpted by that artist. Although self-portraits have been made since the earliest times, it is not until the Early Renaissance in the mid-15th century tha ...

'' * ''Shop Till You Drop'' * ''

Show Me the Monet ''Show Me the Monet'' is a British television series first aired on BBC2 in May 2011.BBC 2 - Show Me the Mon ...

'' * ''Simple Intelligence Testing in Dumb Animals'' * ''

Slave Labour Slavery and enslavement are both the state and the condition of being a slave—someone forbidden to quit one's service for an enslaver, and who is treated by the enslaver as property. Slavery typically involves slaves being made to perf ...

'' * ''Soldier perquisition'' * ''

Space Girl and Bird ''Space Girl and Bird'' is a painting by graffiti artist Banksy. The spray painted on steel work was commissioned by Blur to serve as cover art for their album ''Think Tank''. In 2007, it was sold at auction to an American bidder for £288,000, tw ...

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Spy Booth ''Spy Booth'' was an artwork by Banksy in Cheltenham, England. The piece has been seen as a critique of the global surveillance disclosures of 2013. In 2014, Robin Barton and Bankrobber London helped with the preservation of the artwork, and at ...

'' * '' The Son of a Migrant from Syria'' * ''

The Village Pet Store and Charcoal Grill ''The Village Pet Store and Charcoal Grill'' is an art installation by Banksy Banksy is a pseudonymous England-based street artist, political activist and film director whose real name and identity remain unconfirmed and the subject of spe ...

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The Walled Off Hotel The Walled Off Hotel is a boutique hotel designed by anonymous London-based artist Banksy alongside other creatives. It is located in Bethlehem, from Ben Gurion Airport. Established in March 2017, and initially set out to only be a temporary exh ...

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Think Tank A think tank, or policy institute, is a research institute that performs research and advocacy concerning topics such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, technology, and culture. Most think tanks are non-governmenta ...

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Untitled (2004) ''Untitled (2004)'' is a work by graffiti artist Banksy. In 2007, it sold for £33,600. References

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Valentine's Banksy ''Valentine's Banksy'' is a 2020 mural by the graffiti artist Banksy. It appeared in Bristol, United Kingdom in the early hours of the morning on 13 February 2020, prior to Valentine's Day. The picture shows a young girl firing a burst of red ...

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Well Hung Lover ''Well Hung Lover'', also called ''Naked Man Hanging From Window'' and simply ''Naked Man'', is a mural by the anonymous street artist Banksy, on a wall in Frogmore Street, Bristol, England. Painted in 2006 on the side of a sexual health clin ...

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