Art investors are banking on Banksy

Demand for the world-famous street artist’s work shows no sign of abating

Banksy's Show me the Monet at Sotheby's
(Image credit: 2020 Getty Images)

Judging by how quickly If You Don’t Mask, You Don’t Get, a mural of disinfectant-wielding rats, was scrubbed off the inside of a Tube train in July, you might suppose Transport for London is not a fan of Banksy. If so, that would put the government body in a minority.

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