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STORY: :: Rarely seen pieces by street artist Banksy

go on public show in Toronto

:: May 28, 2024

:: The exhibit features over 160 works

from private collections worldwide

:: Toronto, Canada

:: Michel Boersma, Curator and Producer

"Banksy always does it with humor. And again, that's why I think he's got a very wide appeal because it's not something you have to think about very long. You can see what he means. And also, like we've got statues here, you can see what he means immediately. And he's relevant because his reach is so wide that when he does a piece like just now in the UK with the tree and about the environment, everybody knows about it."

"We bring people in who go to museums, but also people who never will go to a museum. But it is Banksy, something they see in the press, something they see on the television screens. And now they're able to see it live and that live connection with the works itself, touches you. And I think Banksy touches people from all levels of life and that makes this interesting and also why he stays relevant."

The exhibition features famous works such as "Flower Thrower", "Girl with Balloon", "Rude Copper" and his rare Mona Lisa, which is expected to be withdrawn from public viewing later this year.

Banksy, who keeps his identity hidden, has earned worldwide acclaim for his witty, subversive street art and his works can fetch millions of dollars.