Quirky World: Banksy mural to get public airing as charity wins day

ENGLAND: A mural thought to have been painted by street artist Banksy is set to go on public display after a charity won a High Court fight over its ownership.

The mural was spray-painted on the wall of an amusement arcade in Folkestone, Kent, about a year ago, a judge was told. The Creative Foundation — a charity which promotes art — and arcade bosses disputed ownership.

Mr Justice Arnold ruled in favour of the Folkestone charity after a hearing in London. Creative Foundation bosses said the owner of the building where the arcade is based had given the mural — which features an elderly woman and is known as “Art Buff” — to them.