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Banksy: Buyer who removed 'hula-hoop girl' gets hate mail By David Pittam image captionJohn Brandler also bought the Banksy piece Seasons Greetings from a garage in Port Talbot in 2019 A man who bought a Banksy artwork and arranged its removal from a city said he has been sent hate mail branding him an "art thief". Nottingham's hula-hooping girl mural first appeared on the side of a salon on Rothesay Avenue in October. It was bought by gallery owner John Brandler for a "six-figure" sum and cut from the wall on Wednesday morning. Residents expressed disappointment at the move, and Mr Brandler...

Banksy: Hula-hooping girl removed and sold for 'six figures' Published image captionOne resident said workmen put the "slab of brick" into a van A Banksy artwork has been removed from the side of a building in Nottingham and sold to a collector. The mural, which depicts a girl hula-hooping with a bicycle tyre, appeared on a residential street in October. The "slab of brick" was seen being cut from the wall in Rothesay Avenue from about 05:00 GMT. Gallery owner John Brandler told the BBC he paid a "six-figure sum" for the piece, and wanted to help preserve it, as well as put it on display.