China News Service, March 24. According to the "Central News Agency" report, on the 23rd local time, the famous British graffiti artist Banksy's "Game Changer" auction was sold at a high price of £16.75 million, setting a record for Banksy's paintings. Auction records, the proceeds will be donated to the British National Health Service (NHS).
In May 2020, a new painting by British graffiti artist Banksy is now in Southampton General Hospital, paying tribute to the medical staff who fought on the front line during the epidemic.
Banksy's game "Game Changer" (Game Changer) first appeared in Southampton General Hospital by the sea in southern England in May 2020.
In this black-and-white painting, a little boy wearing overalls is kneeling and playing on the ground. He holds a superhero toy wearing a nurse's uniform in his hand, while Batman and Spiderman toys are thrown in a trash can. .
Christie’s previously estimated that the auction amount was between 2.5 million and 3.5 million pounds.
According to reports, the auction proceeds will be donated to the British National Health Service for charitable purposes, and the copies will continue to be hung in Southampton General Hospital.
Banksy did not forget to attach a note to the hospital staff after painting at that time: "Thank you for everything. I hope this (painting) can make this place brighter, even if it is only black and white."
In a video shared by the Southampton Hospital Charity Foundation earlier this month, hospital staff thanked Banksy and shared their feelings about this work.
Gurney, a senior nurse at the emergency department of Southampton General Hospital, said that the appearance of this work was "shocking and surprising" and "it is of great significance for such a world-renowned artist to donate his work to our hospital."