'Keeping it Real' by Steve Lazarides x Banksy, 2021
A photo of Banksy's famous Keep it Real Ape mural taken by his manager Steve Lazarides in 2001 featuring Banksy himself in action.
70 x 50 cm / 27.5 x 20 Inches
UV/Giclée print on 410gsm tub-sized Somerset Satin fine art paper.
Limited Edition of 100 (#25/100)
Hand-signed and numbered by the artist. Artist thumbprint also visible in gold ink. Comes with original COA from Artist also signed with thumbprint.


ABOUT THE ART

"This is the man himself working on a famous Rivington Street, Shoreditch, London mural in 2001. The painting dungarees were one of Banksy's many 'disguises', under the proviso that nobody thinks a guy in overalls working on the street is anything to worry about. It worked." - Steve Lazarides


ABOUT THE ARTIST

Steve Lazarides is an art world anomaly, in the best way possible. Photographer, creator, and collector are just some of his job titles—oh, in addition to being the mysterious Banksy’s former art dealer and collaborator. Lazarides finds himself overwhelmingly fed up with the market-oriented focus of the art world, in the parallel presence of what he describes as growing “alienation to the value of artwork.”