Banksy’s first official exhibition opens Glasgow, covering art from 2008

Until August 28th, Bansky’s first official solo show, “CUT & RUN”, will be on display at the Glasgow Modern Art Gallery (GOMA). The artist said he chose GOMA because his favorite art installation is Glasgow’s informal tradition of placing a traffic cone on one of the city’s most iconic monuments, the statue of the Duke of Wellington.

The exhibition shows stencils from 2008 to 2023, revealing the processes behind the realization of the works, with original sketches and different versions of some of his most famous works. After the many unauthorized exhibitions, this is a real historical event. “I’ve kept these stencils hidden away for years, mindful they could be used as evidence in a charge of criminal damage. But that moment seems to have passed, so now I’m exhibiting them in a gallery as works of art. I’m not sure which is the greater crime,” said Bansky.