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Banksy Work 'The Migrant Child' Removed From Venetian Palazzo for Restoration and Future Display
VENICE, JUL 24 – Six years of exposure caused damage to about one-third of Banksy's mural, prompting removal and restoration supervised by Federico Borgogni, with public display planned after completion.
- Restorers have removed Banksy's graffiti work 'The Migrant Child' for preservation, as officials stated.
- The removal was performed in consultation with people close to Banksy, according to Banca Ifis.
- About a third of the artwork had deteriorated due to six years of neglect, the bank reported.
- Banca Ifis plans to display the restored artwork during free cultural events after restoration.
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Banksy's 'Migrant Child' Gets a Lift
Art restorers have removed a deteriorating piece of graffiti by the street artist Banksy titled "The Migrant Child" from the side of a building overlooking a Venetian canal to preserve the work for future public display, officials said Thursday. The removal from the wall of Palazzo San Pantalon was carried...
Venice's Banksy mural 'Migrant Child' removed for renovation and restoration
Art restorers have successfully taken down a deteriorating graffiti piece by the renowned street artist Banksy, known as "The Migrant Child," from a building that overlooks a Venetian canal.
A campaign to restore a Banksy graffiti mural that has been deteriorating for six years has begun in Venice. The company that bought the building with the graffiti last year will also restore the palace and turn it into an exhibition space for contemporary art.
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