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Banksy Sperm Alarm on Ebay, by gibbin82 on Dec 27, 2011 13:12:57 GMT 1, also not a lawyer but i think ilmambo is right shouldn't the forum member be done for handling stolen goods and transferring stolen property? and then the guy that currently owns it would have it seized because its stolen? but surely if they have decided to do it with this banksy then they should go after the many invaders that you see flying around... and i would love it if they even went back through the many previously stolen pieces...
The difference with this compared to the many other ripped off pieces on eBay is that part of this is the alarm, which is the property of the hotel and the case is more about this than the work by Banksy which would be difficult to prove that it belonged to anyone. Also the amount of criminal damage caused during the removal to a privately owned building is significantly greater than that caused by the removal of a few tiles from a British rail bridge or public owned building and in their case they are not bothered because they look at it as it is not their money that will be lost in repairing any damage.
also not a lawyer but i think ilmambo is right shouldn't the forum member be done for handling stolen goods and transferring stolen property? and then the guy that currently owns it would have it seized because its stolen? but surely if they have decided to do it with this banksy then they should go after the many invaders that you see flying around... and i would love it if they even went back through the many previously stolen pieces... The difference with this compared to the many other ripped off pieces on eBay is that part of this is the alarm, which is the property of the hotel and the case is more about this than the work by Banksy which would be difficult to prove that it belonged to anyone. Also the amount of criminal damage caused during the removal to a privately owned building is significantly greater than that caused by the removal of a few tiles from a British rail bridge or public owned building and in their case they are not bothered because they look at it as it is not their money that will be lost in repairing any damage. |
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Banksy Sperm Alarm on Ebay, by Sacked... on Aug 15, 2012 10:06:33 GMT 1, DATE: 14 AUG 2012
A man has gone on trial for stealing a well documented mural by the graffiti artist Banksy. It was stolen from a hotel wall and placed for sale on eBay with an opening bid of £17,000, a court was told. The outdoor wall art, known as Sperm Alarm was allegedly offered by Leon Lawrence, 32, after it had been removed using an angle grinder, from a wall outside the Hesperia Hotel a four-star establishment in central London.
Mr Lawrence apparently framed the piece, which depicts 15 sperm swarming around a red sprinkler alarm preparing to impregnate it. He put it on sale on eBay last winter using his eBay account in an attempt to sell the item under his user name LeonLeon, between February 9 and April 4 2011, Southwark Crown Court was told on Monday.
Staff from the hotel in Victoria alerted the police when they saw the artwork listed for sale online. Edward Franklin the prosecutor, explained to the court that staff had noticed the artwork, as soon as it appeared on a wall outside the Hesperia. 'You may have heard of the artist Banksy. He is a graffiti artist and he appears to have graffitied a panel of wall belonging to the Hesperia Hotel, by Victoria station,' he said. 'He did not manage to sell the item,' he added.
The Legendary UK graffiti artist Banksy's work typically includes satirical social and political commentary, and ranges from murals to sculpture and installation, often playing with the contextual aspects of the work. The artist's first solo show was held in 2002 at Los Angeles' 33 1/3 Gallery, and in 2003 he was commissioned to design to cover of Blur's ThinkTank. Today, Banksy's work appears internationally; most notably, he painted nine sardonic images on the Palestinian side of the West Bank barrier. In Summer 2009, Banksy took over the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery with an exhibition attracting over 300,000 visitors and hour-long queues all the way down the road. Most recently the artist has experimented with film, achieving an Oscar nomination for his documentary Exit Through The Gift Shop. Consistently controversial, Banksy is described by some as genius and others as a vandal. Regardless of whether he is inspiring admiration or provoking outrage, his name is one that is well-known around the world. His early career, between 1990 and 1994, was that of a traditional freehand graffiti artist in the Bristol underground scene. The stenciling technique for the 'guerrilla art' for which he is now better known was first seen around 2000 and is widely thought to have been inspired by Blek le Rat (Xavier Prou), one of the first Parisian graffiti artists who is also known as the 'Father of Stencil Graffiti.'
If convicted Mr Lawrence could be jailed for up to three years. The trial continues.
www.artlyst.com/articles/banksy-sperm-alarm-thief-goes-on-trial-in-london
DATE: 14 AUG 2012 A man has gone on trial for stealing a well documented mural by the graffiti artist Banksy. It was stolen from a hotel wall and placed for sale on eBay with an opening bid of £17,000, a court was told. The outdoor wall art, known as Sperm Alarm was allegedly offered by Leon Lawrence, 32, after it had been removed using an angle grinder, from a wall outside the Hesperia Hotel a four-star establishment in central London. Mr Lawrence apparently framed the piece, which depicts 15 sperm swarming around a red sprinkler alarm preparing to impregnate it. He put it on sale on eBay last winter using his eBay account in an attempt to sell the item under his user name LeonLeon, between February 9 and April 4 2011, Southwark Crown Court was told on Monday. Staff from the hotel in Victoria alerted the police when they saw the artwork listed for sale online. Edward Franklin the prosecutor, explained to the court that staff had noticed the artwork, as soon as it appeared on a wall outside the Hesperia. 'You may have heard of the artist Banksy. He is a graffiti artist and he appears to have graffitied a panel of wall belonging to the Hesperia Hotel, by Victoria station,' he said. 'He did not manage to sell the item,' he added. The Legendary UK graffiti artist Banksy's work typically includes satirical social and political commentary, and ranges from murals to sculpture and installation, often playing with the contextual aspects of the work. The artist's first solo show was held in 2002 at Los Angeles' 33 1/3 Gallery, and in 2003 he was commissioned to design to cover of Blur's ThinkTank. Today, Banksy's work appears internationally; most notably, he painted nine sardonic images on the Palestinian side of the West Bank barrier. In Summer 2009, Banksy took over the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery with an exhibition attracting over 300,000 visitors and hour-long queues all the way down the road. Most recently the artist has experimented with film, achieving an Oscar nomination for his documentary Exit Through The Gift Shop. Consistently controversial, Banksy is described by some as genius and others as a vandal. Regardless of whether he is inspiring admiration or provoking outrage, his name is one that is well-known around the world. His early career, between 1990 and 1994, was that of a traditional freehand graffiti artist in the Bristol underground scene. The stenciling technique for the 'guerrilla art' for which he is now better known was first seen around 2000 and is widely thought to have been inspired by Blek le Rat (Xavier Prou), one of the first Parisian graffiti artists who is also known as the 'Father of Stencil Graffiti.' If convicted Mr Lawrence could be jailed for up to three years. The trial continues. www.artlyst.com/articles/banksy-sperm-alarm-thief-goes-on-trial-in-london |
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Banksy Sperm Alarm on Ebay, by Deleted on Aug 15, 2012 10:09:58 GMT 1, Surely Banksy will have to be at the trial to admit / prove that he did it?.
Surely Banksy will have to be at the trial to admit / prove that he did it?.
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Banksy Sperm Alarm on Ebay, by Sacked... on Aug 15, 2012 10:21:48 GMT 1, Surely Banksy will have to be at the trial to admit / prove that he did it?.
Via video screen,wearing a balaclava no doubt.
Surely Banksy will have to be at the trial to admit / prove that he did it?. Via video screen,wearing a balaclava no doubt. |
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Banksy Sperm Alarm on Ebay, by xmyart on Aug 15, 2012 10:31:13 GMT 1, depends wizzy. Think they nicked him for removing safety equipment rather than nicking art or something?
But he could be done just as easy for pinching there wall tile as Banksys art.
depends wizzy. Think they nicked him for removing safety equipment rather than nicking art or something?
But he could be done just as easy for pinching there wall tile as Banksys art.
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Banksy Sperm Alarm on Ebay, by jusdeep on Aug 15, 2012 14:35:39 GMT 1, Interesting. I was wondering what was going on with the case as I thought he was supposed to be tried a month or so ago. Funnily enough I've seen the guy in question around a fair bit recently
Interesting. I was wondering what was going on with the case as I thought he was supposed to be tried a month or so ago. Funnily enough I've seen the guy in question around a fair bit recently
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Banksy Sperm Alarm on Ebay, by Dr Plip on Aug 15, 2012 15:36:41 GMT 1, Interesting. I was wondering what was going on with the case as I thought he was supposed to be tried a month or so ago. Funnily enough I've seen the guy in question around a fair bit recently
It's probably taken a bit of time to get all of the witness and artist statements in....
Interesting. I was wondering what was going on with the case as I thought he was supposed to be tried a month or so ago. Funnily enough I've seen the guy in question around a fair bit recently It's probably taken a bit of time to get all of the witness and artist statements in.... |
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Banksy Sperm Alarm on Ebay, by searchandrescue on Aug 15, 2012 15:40:08 GMT 1, criminal damage sub £5000GBP? Not likely to venture into the IP issue?
criminal damage sub £5000GBP? Not likely to venture into the IP issue? |
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Banksy Sperm Alarm on Ebay, by Cornish Crayon on Aug 15, 2012 16:43:04 GMT 1, What a tosser
What a tosser
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Banksy Sperm Alarm on Ebay, by securityman on Aug 15, 2012 17:32:55 GMT 1, Surely Banksy will have to be at the trial to admit / prove that he did it?.
I think it will more likely be about criminal damage and theft of their property, a bit of wall and the sprinkler head. The Banksy bit is just for the papers and for the prosecutor to explain why he took it, for financial gain
Surely Banksy will have to be at the trial to admit / prove that he did it?. I think it will more likely be about criminal damage and theft of their property, a bit of wall and the sprinkler head. The Banksy bit is just for the papers and for the prosecutor to explain why he took it, for financial gain |
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Banksy Sperm Alarm on Ebay, by Sundowner on Aug 15, 2012 17:58:45 GMT 1, Interesting. I was wondering what was going on with the case as I thought he was supposed to be tried a month or so ago. Funnily enough I've seen the guy in question around a fair bit recently
Yep, he's still peddling his stuff in the "Art for sale" section. 
Interesting. I was wondering what was going on with the case as I thought he was supposed to be tried a month or so ago. Funnily enough I've seen the guy in question around a fair bit recently Yep, he's still peddling his stuff in the "Art for sale" section. |
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Banksy Sperm Alarm on Ebay, by xmyart on Aug 15, 2012 18:02:36 GMT 1, Raising funds for the fine probably sundowner.
Raising funds for the fine probably sundowner.
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Banksy Sperm Alarm on Ebay, by naughtyshorty on Aug 15, 2012 19:12:59 GMT 1, Is he a forum member on here..!
Is he a forum member on here.. ! |
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Banksy Sperm Alarm on Ebay, by Forbidden Love on Aug 15, 2012 22:19:58 GMT 1, i hope the hotel once given the piece back. put it in the hotel for visitors to see. makes sense.
i hope the hotel once given the piece back. put it in the hotel for visitors to see. makes sense.
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Banksy Sperm Alarm on Ebay, by Deleted on Aug 15, 2012 22:33:31 GMT 1, Is his name Sylvester then?, or is it Tweetypie?, is it the Fish in Tom and Jerry?, is it Tom and Jerry the cartoon or the (porno)?, is it Tom Cruise and / or Jerry Springer?, when you say he likes watching do you mean on TV or in a more secret way?, its not Roadrunner is it? because thats a different cartoon isnt it?.
Is his name Sylvester then?, or is it Tweetypie?, is it the Fish in Tom and Jerry?, is it Tom and Jerry the cartoon or the (porno)?, is it Tom Cruise and / or Jerry Springer?, when you say he likes watching do you mean on TV or in a more secret way?, its not Roadrunner is it? because thats a different cartoon isnt it?.
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Banksy Sperm Alarm on Ebay, by twist65 on Aug 15, 2012 23:30:07 GMT 1, I don't care who it is, I just want to know more about Tom and Jerry the porno!! =]
I don't care who it is, I just want to know more about Tom and Jerry the porno!! =]
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Banksy Sperm Alarm on Ebay, by .dappy on Aug 15, 2012 23:31:48 GMT 1,
I've looked at the last three pages in the 'art for sale' and don't see the connection?!? 
I've looked at the last three pages in the 'art for sale' and don't see the connection?!? |
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Banksy Sperm Alarm on Ebay, by chyren on Dec 7, 2012 7:04:09 GMT 1, Let s call him mister X
But I bumped into him recently while obey was painting..
He didn't give a f.... about it..
I like him,
Cool guy
Let s call him mister X
But I bumped into him recently while obey was painting..
He didn't give a f.... about it..
I like him,
Cool guy
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Banksy Sperm Alarm on Ebay, by letiss on Dec 7, 2012 10:31:31 GMT 1, He made a mistake and is serving his punishment. Naughtyshorty he's not a forum member.
He made a mistake and is serving his punishment. Naughtyshorty he's not a forum member.
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Banksy Sperm Alarm on Ebay, by Fred Quimby Fan on Dec 7, 2012 15:14:29 GMT 1, I agree - I wonder what happened to him as he must have paid back to the community already...?
I agree - I wonder what happened to him as he must have paid back to the community already...?
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Banksy Sperm Alarm on Ebay, by They call me Stephen on Dec 7, 2012 15:22:52 GMT 1, Naughtyshorty he's not a forum member.
He most definitely is
Naughtyshorty he's not a forum member. He most definitely is |
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Banksy Sperm Alarm on Ebay, by Fred Quimby Fan on Dec 7, 2012 15:28:02 GMT 1, Is he now...?
Is he now...?
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Banksy Sperm Alarm on Ebay, by naughtyshorty on Dec 7, 2012 16:11:38 GMT 1, Pitchforks at the ready! Time for an outing!!
Pitchforks at the ready! Time for an outing!!
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Banksy Sperm Alarm on Ebay, by letiss on Dec 7, 2012 16:23:19 GMT 1, Naughtyshorty he's not a forum member. He most definitely is
That's not what he told me.
Naughtyshorty he's not a forum member. He most definitely is That's not what he told me. |
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after seeing his photo on DM i recognise him from various Q's and hes a member on here 100%... hes also mates with some of the better known members on here.... |
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Banksy Sperm Alarm on Ebay, by Fred Quimby Fan on Jan 2, 2013 15:44:08 GMT 1, You sure he's on this forum?
You sure he's on this forum?
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Banksy Sperm Alarm on Ebay, by Deleted on Jan 2, 2013 15:55:53 GMT 1, Hmmm. Lucky I dont mind viewing DM pics.
He reminds me of..
1. The bloke who asked me If I was Sweet Toof whilst watching Shep paint last year.
2. The bloke I startled whilst snapping the Vermin piece outside Moniker also last year.
That one vanished overnight too.
Hmmm. Lucky I dont mind viewing DM pics.
He reminds me of..
1. The bloke who asked me If I was Sweet Toof whilst watching Shep paint last year.
2. The bloke I startled whilst snapping the Vermin piece outside Moniker also last year.
That one vanished overnight too.
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Banksy Sperm Alarm on Ebay, by Daniel Silk on Oct 5, 2022 2:24:22 GMT 1, I guess the good thing about this piece is that it will probably stay, and not get cleaned off or vandalized.
I guess the good thing about this piece is that it will probably stay, and not get cleaned off or vandalized. Haaaa maybe! 😂 But it might get cut out and then sold on eBay for 17k 🤪 |
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Banksy Sperm Alarm on Ebay, by henryc on Oct 5, 2022 3:13:09 GMT 1, Hi mister L!!! Hi mister L!!!
Hi mister L!!! Hi mister L!!!
Hi mister L!!! Hi mister L!!!
Hi mister L!!! Hi mister L!!!
Hi mister L!!! Hi mister L!!!
Hi mister L!!! Hi mister L!!!
Hi mister L!!! Hi mister L!!!
Hi mister L!!! Hi mister L!!!
Hi mister L!!! Hi mister L!!!
Hi mister L!!! Hi mister L!!!
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