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Take it to the Banksy: Art worlds revered prankster and provocateur leads Heritage Auctions event Banksy (b. 1974), NOLA (White Rain), 2008. Screenprint in colors on Arches paper, 29-3/4 x 21-1/2 inches. Sold for: $162,500. DALLAS, TX .-Heritage Auctions latest Prints & Multiples Signature Auction, held Thursday, fetched $1.9 million. That nearly doubled the pre-auction estimate for the 81-lot event, due in large part to the overwhelming interest in works by Banksy, Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, ...

Favourite childhood read? I loved Joan Aiken’s Arabel’s Raven. There was something wonderful about this great anarchist, in the shape of a raven, coming to disturb the cosy suburban peace. Mortimer was a real punk. I loved his “Nevermore” answer to everything. Arabel was also incredibly cool, mainly because she levelled such clear-eyed, straightforward questions at all these shady, complicated characters. What was the first book to make an impact on you? Lorrie Moore’s Like Life. ...