Courtesy of East Bristol AuctionsArt & Photography / NewsArt & Photography / NewsMassive Attack auctions off rare Banksy art, raising £141,000 for charityProceeds from the artworks, Bomb Middle England and I Fought The Law, will benefit the Malawi-based charity Temwa and Bristol’s Aid Box CommunityShareLink copied ✔️October 30, 2021October 30, 2021Text Thom Waite Banksy’s Great British Spraycation (2021) We may never know for sure whether Massive Attack’s Robert ‘3D’ Del Naja is actually Banksy, but what we do know is that the Bristol trip hop band has been holding onto some very rare prints by the street artist. On Friday (October 29), the group let two of these prints go to raise more than £140,000 for charity. Titled Bomb Middle England and I Fought The Law, the prints from the early 2000s sold for £70,000 and £71,000 respectively in an auction held by the street art collective Vanguard, exceeding a joint estimate of £100,000. Following their donation by Massive Attack’s Grant ‘Daddy G’ Marshall, the money raised will go to the charities Temwa and Aid Box Community (ABC). Earlier this year, Temwa — which helps to provide food security, water, sanitation, and education in northern Malawi — lost a £250,000 grant due to the UK cutting its annual aid budget by around £4 billion. “When we heard about the government funding Temwa lost earlier this year with the UK aid cuts, and the importance of the work Temwa does in Malawi, we felt compelled to help,” says Marshall (via the BBC). “Selling the Banksy prints via the Vanguard charity auction seemed an easy way to help raise some urgent funds needed.” According to the director of Temwa, Jo Hook, the proceeds from the auction will go “directly towards purchasing large numbers of fruit trees and agro-forestry trees”. Aid Box Community, meanwhile, is a Bristol-based humanitarian organisation that was launched in 2015, in response to the ongoing refugee crisis. The organisation provides support, supplies, and sanctuary to hundreds of refugees and asylum seekers from its headquarters in Massive Attack’s hometown. Take a closer look at the Banksy artworks that raised £141,000 for Temwa and Aid Box Community in East Bristol Auction’s Instagram post below. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.TrendingThese photos capture clandestine moments at iconic fashion showsTaken backstage at catwalks during the 1990s, a new exhibition uncovers the rare archive of Angelica Blechschmidt, former editor-in-chief of German VogueFashionLife & CultureIs this the most corrupt World Cup ever?Pull&BearFashionSongs Worth Reading: Sophia Stel and PULL&BEAR find dark academia in ParisLife & CultureWhy the smartest person you know is watching Love Island NothingMusicNothing launches ‘Club Nothing’ nightlife series with a global fundBeauty10 of the hottest Instagram accounts fusing art, sex and eroticaMusicSo you want to go to a festival solo?Art & Photography‘Queer, playful, chaotic and sweaty’: Photos from east London’s HowlLife & CultureCan you actually live an analogue life in 2026?Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy