Watch An Artist Make $2400 In An Hour Selling Fake Banksy Paintings On The Street
Last weekend, street artist Banksy set up a table in Central Park, where he sold original works for just $60 a pop.
Almost no one bit. Just three people picked up the stenciled canvases, which are valued at thousands of dollars, according to The New York Post.
This weekend, a clever artist pulled the same trick, but with much better success.
Dave Cicirelli set up a table in the same location, selling knock-off Banksy paintings, also for $60 each. The table was clearly labeled "Fake Banksy," and each canvas came with a notarized "Certificate of Inauthenticity."
The 40 works sold out in an hour, "including the price sign."
Check out the video of the stunt:
Here was the original video, via Banksy's website:
The elusive Banksy is 21 days into a month-long "artist's residency" on the streets of New York City.
Past works have included a mural quoting "Gladiator," a slaughterhouse delivery truck filled with squealing stuffed animals, and an animated film featuring Islamist rebels and Dumbo the Flying Elephant.