BANKSY (British, 1974)
Crazy Horse, 2013
Aerosol on car door
Dimensions: 71 x 40.5 x 30 inches
Auction History
| Julien’s Auctions 22 February 2024 Est.: USD 100,000 – 200,000 | Price Realized USD 160,000 Banksy | Crazy Horse New York City |
Catalogue Note
An original Banksy aerosol painting executed on a car door, from the art installation “Crazy Horse.”
The installation, constructed near the corner of Ludlow & Stanton in New York City’s Lower East Side, consisted of two vehicles painted with a depiction of stampeding horses bearing down on a huddled group of terrified people, and included a phone number through which audio clips could be heard from a 2007 Apache airstrike in Baghdad in which two Reuters correspondents were reportedly killed. The Apache helicopter bore the call-sign “Crazy Horse 18” and inspired the title for this artwork. Audio and video transmissions from the airstrike , which had been released by Wikileaks in 2010 under the title “Collateral Murder,” were shocking due to the apparent indifference of the soldiers in regard to the loss of life, with one soldier saying, “Oh well. Well it’s their fault for bringing their kids to a battle.”
The work was installed on October 9, 2013 as part of Banksy’s highly-publicized New York City residency, “Better Out Than In,” a reference to a quote attributed to 19th century impressionist painter, Paul Cezanne, “…all pictures inside, in the studio, will never be as good as those painted outside.”
Accompanied by a custom-built display stand with an original paint-splattered traffic cone from the installation. Banksy’s Instagram post of this artwork from his personal account can be seen via link upon request.
