Who is AK-47 artist?

AK47 the Leader of Art Kieda

Andy Link aka AK47 is a former porn actor, producer and a football hooligan, that reinvented himself and turned into a conceptual artist and a leader of a network of arto-politcal activists known as Art Kieda.

Who stole Banksy?

Director Marco Proserpio's The Man Who Stole Banksy is a provocative story about how works that are created illegally can be stolen, sold, and collected legally. As viewers follow Banksy's work, they discover a secret art market of stolen walls from around the world.

Does Banksy and Andy Link?

Andy Link, the artist known professionally as AK47, has made headlines for years by being an absolute thorn in Banksy's side. Not only did he steal the controversial artist work from its spot on Shaftesbury Square and change it, but he also started a legal battle when he stole it back.

Is the Banksy job real?

The Banksy Job is a 2016 documentary film directed by Ian Roderick Gray and Dylan Harvey about how self-described "art terrorist" Andy Link (AK47) stole Banksy's sculpture, The Drinker. Funding for the film was crowdsourced in 2015 through Ivorlotte.

Is the stinker statue still there?

The statue ended up in Link's garden but was later removed while he was away. According to the sale catalogue the consignor acquired the work from a dealer in 2014. Link said he did not know why it had been withdrawn from auction.

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Who is Andy link?

Andy Link, who also goes by the name AK47 and is the leader of an art group called Art Kieda, “kidnapped” The Drinker from its plinth in Soho, central London almost 15 years ago, thrusting both artists onto the front of tabloid papers.

Has anyone been robbed after Antiques Roadshow?

A man who stole a Banksy artwork with “a little bit of a tug” has been roasted after trying to flog the piece on a hit television show.

What do Banksy's pictures mean?

Philanthropist, anti-war and revolutionary, he takes his art as a means of communication to loudly proclaim his dissatisfaction with certain aspects of society, certain political situations or even certain decisions taken by world leaders.

Why does Banksy hide his identity?

Street art and graffiti can be considered criminal damage, so in the beginning it's thought the artist stayed anonymous to keep out of trouble.

Why did Banksy shred his painting?

To highlight this, Gompertz said, Banksy staged “an attention-grabbing spectacle [the shredding] taking place within an attention-grabbing spectacle [the auction], which highlighted through dark satire how art has become an investment commodity to be auctioned off to ultra-wealthy trophy-hunters.”

How does Banksy make money?

Banksy makes money by selling prints of his artwork. Though most of his artwork is sold in the secondary market by people who buy it in the primary market (via sales that are overseen directly by the artist), Banksy does not profit off these sales.