Banksy - Original Poster from 2003 Blur Concert + Ticket

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Ended:November 30th 2021, 12:00pm EST

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€1,000($1,064 USD)

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80%

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The Prize

Banksy - Original poster from the 2003 Blur concert. Comes with original concert ticket.

Very rare original poster from 2003 used to advertise the Blur concert in the Vox Club in Modena. The centre of the poster features Banksy's famous mural "Think Tank", making this piece extremely valuable. The auction winner will also receive the ticket used for entry to the concert!

Considering the fact that the artist had always refused to create commercial works, this piece - created specially by Banksy for Blur - is even more unique. The artist defended his decision:

"I've done a few things to pay the bills, and I did the Blur album. It was a good record and quite a lot of money. I think that's a really important distinction to make. If it's something you actually believe in, doing something commercial doesn't turn it to shit just because it's commercial. Otherwise you've got to be a socialist rejecting capitalism altogether, because the idea that you can marry a quality product with a quality visual and be a part of that even though it's capitalistic is sometimes a contradiction you can't live with. But sometimes it's pretty symbiotic, like the Blur situation."

The poster displays various marks and folds due to use but the value of this item is unaffected. The poster will be sent rolled up.

Dimensions: 70 X 100 cm approx.

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The Cause

History Life Onlus was born out of a group of young volunteers’ passion for history and culture.

Our belief is that knowledge is the heritage of us all and that every one of us should know his/her own past in order to become a better version of himself/herself.

At the center of our activities are the protection, promotion and enhancement of culture and art in all of their forms and expressions. To this end, one of our main goals for 2017 is to create a fund for scholarships for deserving but economically disadvantaged students.

We believe that knowledge is a right of everyone: every citizen of the world should have the possibility to access it, independently from his/her economic situation, because only instruction makes men truly free.

Website

historylife.org

Item #P61675

In condition as donated.
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