On an unofficial tour of the US, stencil artist Banksy has been on the run slapping the government in the face with his artistic take on various problems plaguing the country. We got a view of...

Yesterday we saw Banksy paid a visit to New Orleans and give some of their buildings and even houses the Banksy treatment. If you missed it, click here. In his latest escapades...

Most certainly my favorite stencil artist, Banksy has made a living ruling the streets of England with his provocative, political and damn good masterful execution of stencil graffiti. With...

We've witnessed the huge rise in both popularity and prices commanded by British street artist Banksy's original works. However, in a combative move to prevent people from cashing in on the...

While some relish at the opportunity to cash on a Banksy piece done up on their property, others are frankly not buying into the hype. Case in point, as a New York shop owner painted over an entire wall that was filled with graffiti. Albeit, the Banksy piece seen on his wall was sharing a spot with a few other artists, at the rate various Banksy pieces have been going on the market there's a lot you could do with a piece from the famous street artist. Source: SuperTouch

Amongst the most well known street artists today, Banksy has struck again in perhaps his most ironic piece of work yet. Seen painted on the side of a post office, his slogan "One Nation Under CCTV" was conducted behind a large fence with CCTV (surveillance camera) coverage. The job required the construction of three stories of scaffolding to complete the job and represents one of Banksy's boldest attempts and the irony is brought on by the fact this was all happening under the "eye in the sky" surveillance cameras. However, with the surging popularity of Banksy, increased publicity and large sums his works command (however this was done on a post office), maybe somebody willingly turned the blind eye? Source: Graffiti News, Mail on Sunday

Famous controversial stencil artist Banksy will be coming to Hong Kong for the "LOVE ART" exhibition curated by Fabrik Contemporary Art. This unique show is the first of it's kind and will include artwork from other high-profile artists such as Damien Hirst, Keith Haring, Romero Britto, and Mel Ramos. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity, do not miss this if you are in Hong Kong. Hong Kong Arts Centre2 Harbour Road,Hong Kong Opening Night: April 23 (Wednesday) | 6:30pm - 8:30pm Exhibition dates: April 23rd (Wednesday) - April 28th (Monday) | 10am - 8pm

Yesterday on Valentines Day, Sotheby's auction house hosted a Valentine's Day (AUCTION) RED auction which sold artwork from some of the most popular artist of today to bidders that had big pockets. The Damien Hirst x Banksy painting titled "Keep it Spotless" originally estimated at $250,000 - $350,000 fetched an amazing $1,870,000 USD. Another of Hirst's paintings called "Where There’s a Will There’s a Way" skyrocketed to $7,150,000 USD. Pretty amazing consider that the US is heading towards a recession. Source: Supertouch

Just recently, auction house Bonhams played host to rare auction selling works of street art and graffiti. With a list of artists including Banksy, Faile, Blek Le Rat, Keith Haring, Adam Neate, Space Invader, Anthony Micallef and the Japanese trio of Aya Takano, Chino Aoshima and Takashi Murakami, the range of talent for sale did not disappoint. However it was with obvious prediction that current pop art superstar Banksy would steal the show and he did not disappoint with some of his art works fetching close to a half a million US dollars for a stencil none the less. For the whole list of Banksy sale prices check out Supertouch.

Pop culture artist Banksy of the UK will have a variety of different pieces showcased this month in New York. So popular has Banksy's street art become, special preservation programs have been instituted to maintain and touch-up some of his works. The exhibition will take place at the Vanina Holasek Gallery.