StreetArtNews Revisits 20 Rare Early Banksy Works, Sketches and Installations
StreetArtNews has released a revised edition featuring 20 early works by Banksy from its Discovering Banksy series (2020-2021). The 2026 guide showcases pieces created prior to Banksy's fame, such as Walls on Fire (1998), the Severnshed exhibition (2000), and freehand pieces like Slick and Slammin. It also details his 2001 trip to Mexico, the Cargo exhibition (2002), Urban Discipline in Hamburg, and Existencilism in Los Angeles. A notable shift in exhibition ambition is marked by Turf War in July 2003. Additional works include the Carlton Arms Hotel room, Police Car, and sketches merging graffiti with animals. The guide mentions unresolved dates and clarifies that Pest Control authenticates qualifying works but does not certify illegal street art. The exhibition timeline was verified against Ulrich Blanché's 2023 publication.
Key facts
- StreetArtNews republished a 20-work early Banksy selection in 2026, drawn from its Discovering Banksy series published in 2020–2021
- Bristol works include Walls on Fire (1998), Severnshed (2000), Slick, Slammin and Quakattack, dated to the late 1990s
- Early exhibition history spans Cargo in London (2001), Urban Discipline in Hamburg (2002), Existencilism in Los Angeles (2002) and Turf War in London in July 2003
- Banksy visited Mexico in 2001 with the Easton Cowboys
- London entries include a royal guard stencil dated 2002, Girl Hugging TV on Shelton Street in Covent Garden (2005) and Snorting Copper on Curtain Road in Shoreditch (2005)
- Other works include a painted removal van (2004), altered traffic cones, the Carlton Arms Hotel room in New York, and No More Heroes on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles
- The guide states archive photographs document past appearances and do not establish current condition, location or authentication
- Pest Control is named as the official authentication body, which does not issue certificates for illegally created street works
- Exhibition chronology was cross-checked against Ulrich Blanché's edited volume Banksy: The Early Shows, 1997–2005 (2023)
Entities
Artists
- Banksy
- Edvard Munch
- Ulrich Blanché
Institutions
- StreetArtNews
- Easton Cowboys
- Carlton Arms Hotel
- Pest Control
- Heidelberg University
Locations
- Bristol
- United Kingdom
- London
- Hamburg
- Germany
- Los Angeles
- United States
- New York
- Mexico
- Berlin
- Covent Garden
- Shoreditch
- Curtain Road
- Shelton Street
- Melrose Avenue
- Southmead
- Easton
- Dalston