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Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Gaza man 'duped' into selling Banksy work

Rabie Dardouna says he did not know the value of a door mural thought to have been painted by the British street artist and had been tricked into a saleA man in Gaza says he has been duped into selling a valuable work by British graffiti artist Banksy for less than £120 to a local artist.The street artist is believed to have sneaked into Gaza earlier this year, leaving behind four murals, including one drawn on a metal door that depicted the Greek goddess Niobe cowering against the rubble of a destroyed house. The painting, titled Bomb Damage, was drawn on a door, the last remaining part of a two-storey house belonging to the Dardouna family in northern Gaza. Continue reading...


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