Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Sincura Group Claim Banksy Sale is Act of Charity
Photo: Annie Arkell
It appears that the auction of the Wood Green Banksy by the Sincura Group is motivated by a charitable public spirit rather than by commercial considerations.
Director of London-based Sincura who are auctioning the Wood Green Banksy said that his company found the piece to give the British public a final chance to see it and hopefully buy it.
Sincura's Tony Baxter said: “I really hope a London buyer comes along buys the painting and donates it either back to the Haringey community or to a museum.
“The painting was about to disappear into a private collection but we went to a lot of trouble to find it and convince the owner to let us show it one last time.
“I’m on the side of Haringey’s council and community and I’m just trying to do what I can to give the people a chance to see the work before it goes.”
Baxter added: “I’m making no financial gain from this"
The Banksy is to be sold at an auction in the London Film Museum, Wellington Street, Covent Garden on 2nd June.
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Permalink Reply by Takaokagiejin on
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I would like to know the name of the charity to which the donation is being made and see the full income and expenditure breakdown for the sale to calculate the amount.
I suggest a local charity would be an appropriate beneficiary, perhaps Harringay Migrant Support Centre which has been set up and operated by members of this site, including me. Mr Sincura do get in touch if you would like to know more
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Permalink Reply by Chris Setz on
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Perhaps they could also return the work to the artist?
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Permalink Reply by abstractjuz on
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Not sure where the quotes in the article above come from - but the spirit of charity certainly isn't visible on the page from the Sincura site that relates to this auction.
In fact, it clearly states that the auction is a *private* event for Sincura members and invited VIPs only...
...so, if the only chance of any real 'charity' is that a member or invited VIP with enough money bids on the Banksy and then donates it back to the public then that seems like it's now *less* of a chance that the piece will be kept out of a private gallery than when it was up for public auction in the US - when perhaps it could have been picked up by someone with less commercial interests without requiring membership to some private club?
Buy and sell to your heart's content - but please don't try and tell me what you're doing is charity.
As far as Tony Baxter's claim that he is making "no financial gain"... he's Sincura's CEO... make of that what you will.
Curiouser and curiouser...
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Can't believe what I'm reading. You have to be a real mug to believe that man. He's a dealer, he's in it for the money. I'm getting a bit sick of reading about it now. I would like Banksy to open his mouth and tell the art world to give it back to us. But that will never happen as he's too precious about his identity! I also think he wants some money from this sale.
Very cynical I know, but afgter all the PR, things have not gone our way at all.
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Artists never get any of the money from a public sale, Louisa, the buyer pays the seller direct - they both pay the auctioneer for the service. Banksy won't get a penny, whatever the sale price.
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Permalink Reply by John D on
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Given that it's a stencil, perhaps Banksy could do a dozen copies around London and destroy any commercial value ?
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Permalink Reply by Colinloves on
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wot a load of old bollocks. Trying to justify the robbery of a community art
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While they are trying to justify their selling of the art, in the 'wishful thinking' that someone will buy it and then place it back of the boring Turnpike Lane wall. The real target of our mutterings, are the shadowy pair that have place ownership over it, cos its 'legal'.
They are no better than Google or their like, over their taxes maneuvers. They should be shunned by the community. But oh no, of course they dont live around here.
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