The ART Lab

According to CBS:

Mayor Michael Bloomberg is not a fan of the mysterious graffiti artist Banksy.

The renowned British street artist, who keeps his identity secret, is doing a month-long “residency” in New York, using the city’s walls as his canvas.

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“Graffiti does ruin people’s property and is a sign of decay and a loss of control,” Bloomberg said.

“Art is art, and nobody’s a bigger supporter of the arts than I am,” he added. “I just think there are some places for art, and there are some places (for) no art. And you running up to someone’s property or public property and defacing it is not my definition of art.”

Meanwhile according to The BBC:

Original signed canvasses by British street artist Banksy have been sold from a stall in New York's Central Park for $60 (£38) each.

The elusive artist posted a video on his website showing a man selling what appeared to be fake Banksys.

Many of the pieces, estimated to be worth up to £20,000 each, remained unsold at the end of the day.

Lastly according to PIX11:

The elusive graffiti artist Banksy is at it again and you may see this piece at your local McDonald’s.

Banksy made a massive fiberglass sculpture of the fast food mascot Ronald McDonald.

He’s getting his super-sized shoes shined by a real-life boy.

The sculpture is sitting on a South Bronx street, but Banksy says it will visit the sidewalk outside a different McDonald’s every lunchtime for the next week.

Additionally NY Post states:

Banksy also offered an audio explanation of his work, with a narrator calling the work “a critique of the heavy labor required to sustain the polished image of a mega-corporation.”

“Is Ronald’s statuesque pose indicative of how corporations have become the historical figures of our era? Does this hero have feet of clay — and a massively large foot print to boot?” he says.

McDonald’s did not respond to a request for comment.

Enjoy images of each of his pieces below, for explanations visit the site linked at the bottom of the article.