NEW YORK — The secretive British graffiti artist Banksy is at it again.
Banksy bought a painting of a pastoral scene from a thrift store for $50 and reworked it, adding a Nazi soldier. He then donated it back to the store Tuesday.
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As he does with all his works, Banksy posted the image on his website.
He titled it “The banality of the banality of evil.” He also included a photograph that shows the painting in the thrift shop’s front window.
The 23rd Street Housing Works store is auctioning the painting. By Wednesday afternoon, bidding topped $220,000. The auction ends Thursday.
It will benefit Housing Works’ homelessness and AIDS initiatives.
On Sunday, Banksy posted an essay to his website calling the design of the World Trade Center a “disaster.”
– From news services
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