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European fake art network involving Banksys, Warhols, Modiglianis uncovered in Italy

Nov. 12, 2024 21:47 PM EST

ROME (AP) — Italian authorities say a network of European art forgers who painted fake Warhols, Banksys and Picassos and then tried to sell them to unsuspecting buyers with the help of complicit auction houses has been dismantled. Thirty-eight people have been placed under...

2 men are charged with stealing a famous Banksy artwork from a London gallery

Sep. 13, 2024 10:33 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Two men have been charged with burglary over the theft of an artwork by street artist Banksy that was taken in a smash-and-grab raid on a London gallery. The Metropolitan Police force said Friday that Larry Fraser, 47, and James Love, 53, are alleged to have taken...

'Banksy woz ere.' London Zoo is the latest to remove street artist's animal mural for protection

Aug. 18, 2024 15:14 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — The gorilla and other animals that appeared to have escaped from the London Zoo in Banksy 's most recent work have been taken into safekeeping. The zoo said it removed the elusive street artist's mural on its gate Friday evening to preserve it and return its entrance...