Banksy’s latest prank

An old Banksy painting has been re-daubed and is up for auction. Chris Carter reports

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(Image credit: This Photograph Copyright Bristol Culture)

Sotheby's must have been feeling jittery, says Jan Dalley in the Financial Times. A year after Banksy's painting Girl With Balloon half-shredded itself before startled bidders in the auction room, Sotheby's auctioned off another of the graffiti artist's works yesterday. Originally titled Question Time, the 14-foot-wide painting depicts the House of Commons with chimpanzees perched on the famous green benches in various simian poses. The speaker looks on as a solitary ape scowls at the Opposition from the dispatch box. It proved an instant hit when it was exhibited at the Bristol Museum in 2009.

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Chris Carter
Wealth Editor, MoneyWeek

Chris Carter spent three glorious years reading English literature on the beautiful Welsh coast at Aberystwyth University. Graduating in 2005, he left for the University of York to specialise in Renaissance literature for his MA, before returning to his native Twickenham, in southwest London. He joined a Richmond-based recruitment company, where he worked with several clients, including the Queen’s bank, Coutts, as well as the super luxury, Dorchester-owned Coworth Park country house hotel, near Ascot in Berkshire.

Then, in 2011, Chris joined MoneyWeek. Initially working as part of the website production team, Chris soon rose to the lofty heights of wealth editor, overseeing MoneyWeek’s Spending It lifestyle section. Chris travels the globe in pursuit of his work, soaking up the local culture and sampling the very finest in cuisine, hotels and resorts for the magazine’s discerning readership. He also enjoys writing his fortnightly page on collectables, delving into the fascinating world of auctions and art, classic cars, coins, watches, wine and whisky investing.

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