Banksy's 'Vest', a bulletproof vest painted with a Union Jack, infused with a rusty red hue, will be shown at Sotheby's before being auctioned off on October 9 as part of Frieze Week. The instantly recognisable item is expected to go for £200,000-300,000, but not before you can get a peek at it for yourself. It will go on public view at Sotheby's New Bond Street Galleries for one week from October 3-9.
Given an iconic stature by Stormzy during his legendary Glastonbury performance, this reinterpretation of a classic piece of modern day police-issue armour is Banksy at his best. In a way only Banksy can, he manages to powerfully condense a complex social issue through one redolent object. There is no doubt this artwork is more pertinent now than when the first Vest debuted at Glastonbury - an event that saw it become the symbol of a defining cultural moment.
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