Former agent and photographer Steve Lazarides, who worked with the unidentified street artist from the late 1990s, is auctioning off artwork and other souvenirs accumulated over a decade of collaboration.
He told News that it’s time “to move on” from his collection, which he has kept since he and Banksy split up. The expected sale price is $2 million, or roughly £1.54 million.
in More than 170 objects will be up for auction at Julien’s in California, including proof copies of well-known pieces including Love Is In the Air, Girl With Balloon, and numerous Rude.
Moreovermoreover, 15 “burner phones used… to covertly contact Banksy when necessary” (including Nokia, Sony, and Motorola devices), and a pair of special edition “owned and worn” Puma trainers (size 9, if that tells anything).
Burner phones are slang for pay-as-you-go, usually inexpensive mobile phones that are difficult to identify the user of.
Lazarides would not elaborate, but he did say that “there could well be stuff” left on the mobiles.
