Authentically inauthentic. The original unoriginal. The “real” Fake Banksy.

Conceived in collaboration between Dave Cicirelli, Lance Pilgrim, and George Gross—“Fake Banksy Sells Out” was a guerrilla response to Banksy’s iconic 2013 Central Park Art Sale.

Staged just one week after Banksy failed to sell more than a handful of canvases for $60—Fake Banksy’s unannounced appearance in the same location with clearly marked “fakes” sold out within an hour.

The success both complimented and completed the original Banksy’s statement on hype and the value of art, and captured the cultural zeitgeist.

“Fake Banksy Sells Out” became a global viral sensation—receiving coverage from Time, Business Insider, HuffPost, New York Magazine, Complex, Telegraph UK, Refinery 29, and dozens more.

Eight years later it remains the unsanctioned yet undeniable companion piece to the historic “Better Out Than In” residency of New York.

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