Author: BANKSY Title: Laugh Now Date created: 2003 Size: 68 x 48 cm 180g semi-gloss paper. Prints were available on the international exhibition: Banksy The Art of Protest New to frame. Shipping in a rigid tube via certified express mail. It is possible to collect more than one object in the same shipment Banksy’s Laugh Now is one of the earliest Banksy artworks that became known worldwide, and reached a milestone in Urban Art when one of the original artworks sold at auction in 2008 for almost $500,000. Laugh now, first created in 2002, is an unusual artwork because it was originally commissioned by a nightclub in Brighton instead of appearing on the streets. Since then, Banksy has recreated this iconic piece of art for sale many times, with several versions of the street art piece appearing as prints in the often-forgotten Existencilism exhibition of 2002, Banksy’s first solo show in Los Angeles. Laugh Now is a popular Banksy artwork and the artist has since used the monkey as a common character symbol in his graffiti art. Banksy is believed to have been born in Bristol, England, around 1974. He rose to prominence for his provocative stencilled pieces in the late 1990s. Banksy is the subject of a 2010 documentary, Exit Through the Gift Shop, which examines the relationship between commercial and street art.