'Banksy vs. Bristol Museum: Copper' by Banksy, 2009
Original promotional poster for the artist's show, from a set of 4.
16.5 x 23.5 Inches
42 x 59.7 Centimeters
Offset lithograph on white satin paper.
Open edition (Sold Out).
*Note: Rare, collectible poster in very good original condition.

ABOUT THE ART

In the summer of 2009 Bristol Museum & Art Gallery was taken over by an extraordinary exhibition of works by the infamous Bristol artist Banksy called Banksy versus Bristol Museum.

Overnight the museum was transformed into a menagerie of Unnatural History – fishfingers swimming in a gold-fish bowl, hot-dogs and chicken nuggets. Paintings were placed in amongst the historic collections of Old Masters, sculptures and other pieces dotted around throughout the museum displays.

The main entrance was transformed into a sculpture hall, accompanied by a burnt out ice-cream van that pumped out an eerie sound-track of warped tunes, whilst a giant ice-cream melted on its roof.

Before long, people queued around the block to get into the exhibition, some as long as seven hours just to be part of this unique phenomenon. Over 100 works by the artist – most of which had not been shown before – were displayed.

Banksy painted the Grim Reaper onto the ship and nightclub venue around 2003 but exposure to the elements was causing ongoing deterioration, with the tag having disappeared completely.

While the Thekla was in dry dock, DHP Family removed the Grim Reaper from just above the waterline on the ship’s steel hull and arranged to loan the valuable artwork to us on a long term basis.

The work was on display at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery from mid-April to the end of August 2014, when the city offered to display it securely while clarity was sought over the artist’s intentions for the work.

The work was returned to Riverside Youth Project who sold it at auction, with all the proceeds going to them.
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16.5 x 23.5 in