Banksy pops up in Venice

Banksy made a brief appearance in the form of a pop up art stall in Venice Italy – before being told to shove off by police, because the stall didn’t have a trading licence.

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. Setting out my stall at the Venice Biennale. Despite being the largest and most prestigious art event in the world, for some reason I’ve never been invited.

A post shared by Banksy (@banksy) on May 22, 2019 at 8:01am PDT

Banksy was crashing the Venice Art Biennale – wondering out loud on Instagram why he has never been invited.

Another suspected Banksy work has appeared recently in the city. Image courtesy of CNN

It’s been a while since Banksy last really caught our attention – we wonder now if the message isn’t completely overshadowed by the brand? The artist themselves have now become the message they are trying to make us all think about.