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Falls ihr euch gefragt habt, was der weltweit bekannteste Streetartist eigentlich mit dem ganzen Geld macht, das ihm die High Society für seine Kunstwerke in die Hand drückt: nun, gerade hat er, um Flüchtlinge im Mittelmeer nicht tatenlos ertrinken zu lassen, ein komplettes Schiff an die Crew der SeaWatch gespendet. In pink. Und mit Rettungsherz.
The artist has financed a rescue operation to bring refugees from North Africa safely to Europe aboard the Louise Michel. The boat is crewed by activists who have worked in search-and-rescue missions with Sea-Watch, a German NGO that patrols the Mediterranean to rescue migrants.
The artist approached Sea-Watch captain Pia Klemp last September in the hopes of aiding their efforts.
“I’ve read about your story in the papers. You sound like a badass,” Banksy wrote to Klemp, according to the Guardian. “I am an artist from the UK and I’ve made some work about the migrant crisis, obviously I can’t keep the money. Could you use it to buy a new boat or something? Please let me know.” (artnet)
