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Banksy's Rude Copper raising cash for charity
Louise Jury, Chief Arts Correspondent20.02.09
One of the first commercial prints produced by Banksy is going on show in an exhibition to raise money for the Prince's Trust.
Rude Copper was originally produced in an unsigned edition but a hand-finished and signed run of about 30 prints was produced in 2002. One of these is in the exhibition which opens in the Ultralounge gallery at Selfridges today.
The Bristol street artist is among dozens of artists who started work on the fringes of the law but whose work now stands to make a fortune for the royal charity. Other works in the show are by artists including Faile, Adam Neate, D*Face and Martha Cooper.
The exhibition, called Urban Art, is being presented alongside ArtCore, a visual history of Acid House. Pieces will be auctioned next Thursday. Rude Copper has an estimate of £8,000 to £12,000.
Anyone wishing to bid for the auction needs to register online at www.dnfa.com. The money raised will help young people into work.
