This July, Lazinc will host a unique collection of Banksy’s most iconic images. The two-week exhibition is curated from notable pieces showcasing the elusive artists’ classical identity.

The artworks on display hail from various private collections, gathered to form ‘Greatest Hits’, a body of secondary market works including stenciled canvases, exceptional paintings, sculptures and limited-edition prints – some of which shall make their very first public debut.

Lazinc will be the sole location in the UK to offer the public exclusive access to view Banksy’s work in one place. ‘Greatest Hits 2002 – 2008’ comes at a time where his work prevails relevance in a world perfectly illustrated and reaffirmed by the artist’s vision and resistant political stance.

Preeminent pieces in the show include: Love Is In The Air (2006); Girl and Balloon (2006); and Show Me The Monet (2005) – a subversive take on Claude Monet’s Bridge Over a Pond of Water Lilies (1899).

12 JULY – 25 AUGUST 2018
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What do you get if you cross rock and roll royalty, kings of comedy, counter-culture heroes, contemporary poets and one football legend? A legendary night of solidarity with the youth of Palestine.

Since its inception in 2006, Hoping has constantly strived to raise awareness and money for Palestinian refugee children in the most creative and memorable of ways. June 2018 was no exception. Karma Nabulsi and Bella Freud, the founders and trustees, managed to once again institute history with a night of hope for a cause deserving of peace and freedom.

The benefit concert held at London’s Roundhouse, provided the perfect backdrop for music royalty and nobles of the spoken word to grace the stage with performances by Patti Smith, The Libertines and Sonic youth’s Thurston Moore literally rocking the house. Set recitals delivered by Eric Cantona, Frankie Boyle and Loyle Carner captivated the crowd with a mix of original works as well as pieces by award-winning artists such as Samih al Qasim and Mahmoud Darwish.

Over the past decade, HOPING events, HOPING supporters and wonderfully generous donors have raised nearly three million pounds for young Palestinian refugees across camps in Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon and Syria.

For more information, please visit: www.hopingfoundation.org