Banksy market sees selective buying
THE contemporary art downturn had a tangible effect on the market for urban art as the sales staged in London by Bonhams in New Bond Street on October 23 and Dreweatts in Shoreditch on October 14 witnessed greater selectivity amongst buyers.
The lynchpin of the market, the immutable Banksy (b.1975), saw the majority of his major works go un…