White House Tells Banksy to Stop Hoarding Money
White House Tells Banksy to Stop Hoarding Money
WASHINGTON — An impatient White House prodded Banksy and other artists Tuesday to quit hoarding billions of dollars flowing into their studios from Washington and start making more public art. Art auctions soared nearly 900% on bargain-hunting and hopes of a hefty new art piece by the Damien Hirst.
The art auctions’ amazing climb, with its second-largest point gain ever, was a welcome burst of good news for a nation suffering big creative losses and seemingly tumbling into a painful visual grey.
