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and this was his first encounter with Russell Young. Moving to London in 1980 he began working as a freelance photographer for music and fashion publications '' Sounds'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Face'' moving on to working regularly for pioneering ''

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'' photographing amongst others

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''. Four of his works have been placed with the

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permanent collection:

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, Sir Paul Scofield,

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and Sir Peter Hall.

Curator

In 2007 he curated and hosted the controversial first showing of

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Blood Paintings to coincide with the publication of his autobiography, '' Books of Albion''. Later in 2007 he curated his first

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exhibition in New York City at Vanina Holasek Gallery 502, West 27th Street.

Bankrobber London

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, moving to its current location in

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, Shepherds Market, London, in November 2013.

Banksy

Robin Barton purports to be a specialist in Banksy's work, featuring in Will Ellsworth-Jones' book ''The Man Behind the Wall''. Robin Barton and Bankrobber London were responsible for the sale of the

mural ''

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''. Earlier in 2014 Robin Barton and Bankrobber London were involved in the preservation of Banksy's '' Spy Booth'' in Cheltenham In late 2014, Barton was responsible for the removal and sale of Banksy's '' Art Buff'', and putting it up for auction in aid of a cancer charity set up in memory of Jimmy Godden. However, the work did not sell and was put into storage. It was later discovered that the work had been removed illegally as the building it was on did not belong to the Godden family, they only rented it. Art Buff was returned to the Creative Foundation in Folkestone and was resited outside the Kollective gallery on The Old High Street. However, none of these works can actually be authenticated as being by Banksy due to non-compliance on the part of Pest Control, the artist's appointed handling and authentication service. The removal of purported Banksy works from public locations is frequently protested by communities and local authorities in those locations, and thus attracts significant controversy.

References

External links

Official Bankrobber London websiteBankrobber California
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