Buy Banksy Flying Copper Signed & Unsigned Print

The Flying Copper motif made its debut to the public at Banksy’s 2003 exhibition Turf War with the work appearing hanging from the ceiling in life size cardboard cutouts (several of which were later exhibited at Andipa in 2007). Following on from the exhibition, Flying Copper appeared as a street piece as a menacing row of them stenciled by the artist across a railway bridge in Shoreditch around the same time.
Flying Copper is one of Banksy’s most popular and recognisable prints. Produced in 2003, the screenprints were released as 150 signed and 600 unsigned editions as well as 63 APs with pink backgrounds and 8 APs with a pink face. Rumour has it that the rare pink-faced versions were released in collaboration with Banksy’s original agent Steve Lazarides and sold for £40 each from the back of his car.
Flying Copper shows a riot policeman dressed in full combat gear equipped with a machine gun, helmet and walkie talkie. However, inhabiting the place of the character’s face is a large, round yellow (or pink)  smiley face which is commonly associated with the Acid-house movement of the early 90’s. The paradoxical figure challenges the notion of a threatening police state with the subversive use of the cartoonish and childish face. The use of the Acid-house smiley can also be seen in other Banksy works such as Grin Reaper and  Have A Nice Day. Disarming our notions of an aggressive and overreaching policeman, Banksy can be seen to be attacking the establishment and mocking the perception of power that such arms of the state have conferred on them through our social contract.

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Andipa Editions, as part of Andipa, have been at the forefront of the Banksy secondary market for over 15 years. To enquire about buying a signed or unsigned Flying Copper print, contact us via sales@andipa.com or on +44 (0) 20 7589 2371.

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