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| Arts Council urged for Banksy action | Arts Council urged for Banksy action |
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| A London council has written to the Arts Council asking it to help prevent the US sale of a Banksy mural taken from a wall in its borough. | A London council has written to the Arts Council asking it to help prevent the US sale of a Banksy mural taken from a wall in its borough. |
| The Slave Labour image, was recently removed from the corner of Whymark Avenue in Wood Green, north London. | The Slave Labour image, was recently removed from the corner of Whymark Avenue in Wood Green, north London. |
| The artwork is scheduled to be sold in Miami on Saturday for up to £450,000. | The artwork is scheduled to be sold in Miami on Saturday for up to £450,000. |
| But the Arts Council has said there is little it can do as the mural is less than 50 years old and excluded from Export Control under current rules. | |
| "As a result, Arts Council England is unable to directly intervene in this instance," chair Sir Peter Bazalgette said. | |
| "It is a shame that a piece of street art that is well loved by the local community has been removed for auction," he added. | |
| Haringey Council urged the Arts Council to intervene, claiming it was "wrong" to export a piece of "local and national significance." | |
| The image, which shows a young boy hunched over a sewing machine making Union Jack bunting, disappeared from the side of a Poundland shop. | The image, which shows a young boy hunched over a sewing machine making Union Jack bunting, disappeared from the side of a Poundland shop. |
| The chain said it was not responsible for "either selling or removing the Banksy mural," saying it did not own the building. | The chain said it was not responsible for "either selling or removing the Banksy mural," saying it did not own the building. |
| Meanwhile, Frederic Thut - the owner of Fine Art Auctions Miami which is selling the piece - said his firm had performed "all necessary due diligence" to establish the ownership of the work. | Meanwhile, Frederic Thut - the owner of Fine Art Auctions Miami which is selling the piece - said his firm had performed "all necessary due diligence" to establish the ownership of the work. |
| "Unfortunately we're not able to provide any information by law and contract about the details of this consignment," he said. | "Unfortunately we're not able to provide any information by law and contract about the details of this consignment," he said. |
| The mural by the sought-after street artist appeared in Wood Green in May last year. | The mural by the sought-after street artist appeared in Wood Green in May last year. |
| Haringey Council said the piece had a lot of significance to locals in the borough and questioned whether it had been taken legitimately. | Haringey Council said the piece had a lot of significance to locals in the borough and questioned whether it had been taken legitimately. |
| "This is an area that was rocked by riots less than a year before this mural was painted, and for many in the community the painting has become a real symbol of local pride," Wood Green Councillor Alan Strickland said. | "This is an area that was rocked by riots less than a year before this mural was painted, and for many in the community the painting has become a real symbol of local pride," Wood Green Councillor Alan Strickland said. |
| He added it caused a huge amount of excitement so "residents are understandably shocked and angry that it has been removed for private sale". | He added it caused a huge amount of excitement so "residents are understandably shocked and angry that it has been removed for private sale". |
| "The community feels that this art work was given to it for free, and that it should be kept in Haringey where it belongs, not sold for a fast buck," he said. | "The community feels that this art work was given to it for free, and that it should be kept in Haringey where it belongs, not sold for a fast buck," he said. |
| "We're determined to do what we can to bring back Banksy to Haringey." | |