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British artist bans PM from buying his art

What do fresh air, English soil and shit have in common? All have been canned, bagged and sold in the name of art … but for Stuart Semple, the offer comes with caveats.

11 Aug 2017

Gina Fairley

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Image supplied courtesy Stuart Semple

Stuart Semple is hustling it again – this time banning British Prime Minister Theresa May from buying his art, rather than his usual target, superstar artist Anish Kapoor.

Described as a post YBA artist, Semple gained international notoriety when he banned Kapoor from buying his pigment PINK, billed as the world’s pinkest pigment, and selling for just £3.99 (AUD $6.40).

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Gina Fairley

Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina