- Celebrated street artist Banksy’s latest work, called “Season’s Greetings,” was painted on the side of a garage in Port Talbot, Wales days before Christmas.
- The garage owner just sold the art for more than 100,000 pounds ($129,000). He didn’t sell to the highest bidder though; instead he sold to a buyer who promised to leave the work in the town for at least two years.
- From one side of the building, the image appears to show a child licking snowflakes out of the air.
- But turn the corner, and you realize that the kid is actually ingesting ash from a dumpster fire.
- The image draws attention to a painful truth: More than 90% of the world’s people are breathing polluted air, which can be deadly. The citizens of Port Talbot inhale some of the worst air in the UK.
Banksy’s chilling holiday card to the world — painted on a concrete garage — just sold for more than $129,000.
In December, just days before Christmas, the reclusive street artist took credit for a spray-painted work that went up on a garage in the Welsh town of Port Talbot. Banksy released a video of the piece on Instagram captioned only “Season’s greetings.” See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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Banksy’s latest creation, which depicts a kid licking ash out of the air, just sold for more than $129,000 — but that wasn’t the highest offer
By Hilary Brueck
January 18, 2019 at 07:55AM
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