It's a question Dennis Stinchcombe found himself asking about 10 years ago after a strange piece of art had appeared overnight on a wall outside of" called me up and said, 'Dad, you're not going to believe this, but I think there's a Banksy on the wall,'" the 68-year-old Stinchcombe remembers.It showed a couple in an embrace looking over each other's shoulders — their eyes gazed not at each other but at their respective smartphones.
But the sale was only made possible thanks to a rare letter of authentication Banksy agreed to draw up for Stinchcombe. "It becomes a case of someone's trying to sell as an artwork when it was never meant as an artwork," he says. It's currently on display at the Yamaha store in Soho while Usher tries to find a buyer — something that will take time without a certificate of authentication from Banksy.
Usher also says a six-figure sum will be donated to a local charity that helps domestic violence victims. "Unfortunately, with the street works, doesn't ask permission," Usher says."He's really the richest vandal that is on the planet. He dumps this onto someone's house or property."
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