Pipes
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January 2012
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Sale of Banksy work saved staff jobs, by Pipes on Dec 26, 2020 6:50:40 GMT 1, The owner of an art museum in Amsterdam who sold a prized Banksy painting for £1.5m to avoid laying off staff during the coronavirus pandemic has told how her employees gathered around the canvas to give thanks.
Kim Logchies-Prins, co-founder with her husband, Lionel, of the Moco museum of modern, contemporary and street art, said she joined 20 of the office staff to pay respects and say goodbye to Banksy’s Monkey Poison, following its sale to an anonymous US buyer at an auction in New York.
A few months later, Logchies-Prins received an email from the buyer offering to lend the work to the museum for “at least a year”.
“It was just a miracle,” Logchies-Prins said.
The Moco museum like others in the Netherlands was forced to close its doors in March until the summer and has been at the whim of the country’s coronavirus regulations ever since. These days it can expect around 200 visitors on a Monday compared with 2,000 before the crisis.
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2020/dec/25/amsterdam-gallery-owner-recalls-how-sale-of-banksy-work-saved-staff-jobs
The owner of an art museum in Amsterdam who sold a prized Banksy painting for £1.5m to avoid laying off staff during the coronavirus pandemic has told how her employees gathered around the canvas to give thanks. Kim Logchies-Prins, co-founder with her husband, Lionel, of the Moco museum of modern, contemporary and street art, said she joined 20 of the office staff to pay respects and say goodbye to Banksy’s Monkey Poison, following its sale to an anonymous US buyer at an auction in New York. A few months later, Logchies-Prins received an email from the buyer offering to lend the work to the museum for “at least a year”. “It was just a miracle,” Logchies-Prins said. The Moco museum like others in the Netherlands was forced to close its doors in March until the summer and has been at the whim of the country’s coronavirus regulations ever since. These days it can expect around 200 visitors on a Monday compared with 2,000 before the crisis. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2020/dec/25/amsterdam-gallery-owner-recalls-how-sale-of-banksy-work-saved-staff-jobs |
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artmonster
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January 2014
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Sale of Banksy work saved staff jobs, by artmonster on Dec 26, 2020 9:46:37 GMT 1, Crisis puts priorities into perspective...
Crisis puts priorities into perspective...
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Runit
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October 2019
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Sale of Banksy work saved staff jobs, by Runit on Dec 26, 2020 9:48:40 GMT 1, Respect. If I were Banksy I’d send another painting to replace the blank wall space.
Respect. If I were Banksy I’d send another painting to replace the blank wall space.
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Lazarus II
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Sale of Banksy work saved staff jobs, by Lazarus II on Dec 26, 2020 10:33:36 GMT 1, Respect. If I were Banksy I’d send another painting to replace the blank wall space.
to the new owner or to MOCO ?
Respect. If I were Banksy I’d send another painting to replace the blank wall space. to the new owner or to MOCO ? |
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Sale of Banksy work saved staff jobs, by Arty Farty 15 on Dec 26, 2020 11:32:40 GMT 1, It’s an interesting moral dilemma... banksy is against places charging a fee to see his work and calls out these places as FAKE on his website. Moco is one of them. On the flip side they clearly keep a lot of people in employment and allow a lot of banksy owners to rent their pieces without selling them, and allow fans to see his work for a small fee (you can’t expect something for nothing):
“Members of the public should be aware there has been a recent spate of Banksy exhibitions none of which are consensual. They‘ve been organised entirely without the artist's knowledge or involvement. Please treat them accordingly.”
I suppose this on his website is a bit of free PR for the museums.
It’s an interesting moral dilemma... banksy is against places charging a fee to see his work and calls out these places as FAKE on his website. Moco is one of them. On the flip side they clearly keep a lot of people in employment and allow a lot of banksy owners to rent their pieces without selling them, and allow fans to see his work for a small fee (you can’t expect something for nothing):
“Members of the public should be aware there has been a recent spate of Banksy exhibitions none of which are consensual. They‘ve been organised entirely without the artist's knowledge or involvement. Please treat them accordingly.”
I suppose this on his website is a bit of free PR for the museums.
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Rubberneck
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October 2018
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Sale of Banksy work saved staff jobs, by Rubberneck on Dec 26, 2020 16:51:20 GMT 1, Respect. If I were Banksy I’d send another painting to replace the blank wall space.
Respect. If I were Banksy I’d send another painting to replace the blank wall space. Yeah the poor things probably only made £1m in profit. |
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Lazarus II
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Sale of Banksy work saved staff jobs, by Lazarus II on Dec 26, 2020 17:00:05 GMT 1, It’s an interesting moral dilemma... banksy is against places charging a fee to see his work and calls out these places as FAKE on his website. Moco is one of them. On the flip side they clearly keep a lot of people in employment and allow a lot of banksy owners to rent their pieces without selling them, and allow fans to see his work for a small fee (you can’t expect something for nothing): “Members of the public should be aware there has been a recent spate of Banksy exhibitions none of which are consensual. They‘ve been organised entirely without the artist's knowledge or involvement. Please treat them accordingly.” I suppose this on his website is a bit of free PR for the museums.
Lionel and his wife were at opening night of Dismaland so they must’ve been reasonably well in favour with PC/Banksy back then. No idea if the exhitbitions changed than in any way😊
It’s an interesting moral dilemma... banksy is against places charging a fee to see his work and calls out these places as FAKE on his website. Moco is one of them. On the flip side they clearly keep a lot of people in employment and allow a lot of banksy owners to rent their pieces without selling them, and allow fans to see his work for a small fee (you can’t expect something for nothing): “Members of the public should be aware there has been a recent spate of Banksy exhibitions none of which are consensual. They‘ve been organised entirely without the artist's knowledge or involvement. Please treat them accordingly.” I suppose this on his website is a bit of free PR for the museums. Lionel and his wife were at opening night of Dismaland so they must’ve been reasonably well in favour with PC/Banksy back then. No idea if the exhitbitions changed than in any way😊 |
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tab1
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September 2011
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Sale of Banksy work saved staff jobs, by tab1 on Dec 26, 2020 17:55:12 GMT 1, It’s an interesting moral dilemma... banksy is against places charging a fee to see his work and calls out these places as FAKE on his website. Moco is one of them. On the flip side they clearly keep a lot of people in employment and allow a lot of banksy owners to rent their pieces without selling them, and allow fans to see his work for a small fee (you can’t expect something for nothing): “Members of the public should be aware there has been a recent spate of Banksy exhibitions none of which are consensual. They‘ve been organised entirely without the artist's knowledge or involvement. Please treat them accordingly.” I suppose this on his website is a bit of free PR for the museums.
The cost to banksy to put these shows in all these different countries would be a drain on his finances if he took control himself and leave him little time to pursue his other projects
They are free publicity for him , keeps him in the mindset of the people visiting these shows , introduces his work to potential new clients otherwise his only pr is the public stunts every 6 months or managed press releases .
Most of these groups deal directly with banksy .
Just publicity at times to keep banksy chatter
These shows benefit the artist in a roundabout way
It’s an interesting moral dilemma... banksy is against places charging a fee to see his work and calls out these places as FAKE on his website. Moco is one of them. On the flip side they clearly keep a lot of people in employment and allow a lot of banksy owners to rent their pieces without selling them, and allow fans to see his work for a small fee (you can’t expect something for nothing): “Members of the public should be aware there has been a recent spate of Banksy exhibitions none of which are consensual. They‘ve been organised entirely without the artist's knowledge or involvement. Please treat them accordingly.” I suppose this on his website is a bit of free PR for the museums. The cost to banksy to put these shows in all these different countries would be a drain on his finances if he took control himself and leave him little time to pursue his other projects They are free publicity for him , keeps him in the mindset of the people visiting these shows , introduces his work to potential new clients otherwise his only pr is the public stunts every 6 months or managed press releases . Most of these groups deal directly with banksy . Just publicity at times to keep banksy chatter These shows benefit the artist in a roundabout way |
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