Banksy Mania: From Rome Exhibitions to Bristol School Murals

A major exhibition of Banksy's work, featuring 150 pieces from private collections, opened at Palazzo Cipolla in Rome, curated by Stefano Atonelli and Francesca Mezzano for magnate Emmanuele Emanuele, without the artist's collaboration. Meanwhile, the South Bank Sky Arts Awards in London nominated Banksy for his Dismaland project, but the visual art prize went to Lynette Yiadom-Boakye for her Serpentine show. In Monaco, gallerist Dirk G. Kronsbein is displaying about 50 Banksy works until September. In Bristol, a £2.29 app was launched to locate the artist's preserved street pieces, and Banksy surprised Bridge Farm School by painting a mural of a girl playing with a burning tire, accompanied by a note thanking students for naming a classroom after him. In Buti, Italy, mayor Alessio Lari installed large prints of Banksy's works on a wall along the Sarzanese road, citing urban regeneration, a move criticized as superficial and lacking original artistic engagement.