A stab-proof vest adorned with a union jack flag created by British avenue artist Banksy, just like one worn by hip-hop star Stormzy on the Glastonbury Pageant, bought in London for £780,000 ($1 million) on Wednesday.
The vest, made out of a former police problem garment, was certainly one of 5 created by the graffiti artist to focus on the excessive ranges of knife crime within the UK and went underneath the hammer at Sotheby’s public sale home.
British rapper Stormzy made the vest well-known when he wore one other from the identical assortment throughout his 2019 efficiency on Glastonbury’s most important stage.
“In a way only Banksy can, he manages to powerfully condense a complex social issue through one redolent object,” stated Emma Baker, head of up to date night sale at Sotheby’s.
“There is no doubt this artwork is more pertinent now than when the first vest debuted at Glastonbury -– an event that saw it become the symbol of a defining cultural moment,” she added.
The sale worth was greater than double the pre-sale estimate of £300,000.
London police final month charged two males with housebreaking after one other Banksy work, “Girl with Balloon”, was stolen from a gallery within the UK capital.
