Brad Pitt And Angelina Jolie Spend £1 Million On Art By Controversial British Graffiti Artist Banksy
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have once again proved the have more money than sense, this time by spending £1 million on art by contemporary British artist Banksy.
Banksy is a renowned modern artist, well known for his graffiti masterpieces on public buildings and a series of art stunts.
At an art sale in the Lazarides Gallery in Soho last Thursday, some of Banksy’s pieces were up for auction and Pitt and Jolie spent over £1 million on the pieces. The pair weren’t there to buy the art themselves, but other celebrities including Dennis Hopper, Ashley Olsen and Sean Pertwee were.
The art was all selected for the event because of its unique Britishness and to try and inject some anarchy back in to the traditionally staid and boring art world.
Photographer Steve Lazarides, who organized the event, has encouraged the popularity of Brit Art in America. He said:
“There is a whole new set of buyers. Whether they’re rag trade, City boys or celebrities, they tend to be under 45.”
“They’ve got money and they don’t particularly want to spend it on a Picasso - they want to buy something that relates to their lives, their time and their culture.”
Well I suppose we should say thanks to the Jolie Pitts for injecting some money in to the British economy. They clearly have too much money though, as to be able to spend £1 million on a couple of pieces of art just like that is a bit over the top. Banksy meanwhile, will be laughing all the way to the bank.
At least these pieces were probably more attractive than the recently unveiled cartoon style paintings of The Queen.
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October 16th, 2007 at 7:53 am
I didn’t report this because I’ve not found it in any credible source and I’ve looked all over the place…just so you know.