Banksy grafitto artist, is giving £80,000 to a Russian art group, 2 of whom are in gaol on hooliganism charges.
The secretive brit street artist says he'll give all proceeds of a print sale today to the Voint collective notorious for its acts like the staged orgy and the drawbridge phallus.
Oleg Vorotnitkov and Leonid Nikolayev were detained in Moscow last month and charged in connwection with an anti corruption protest called Palace Revolution in St Petersburg. They could end upbanged up for 7 years.
Police claimthe group caused thousands of pounds worth of damage but Russias tight knit art community has called for thier releaase.
Basically Banksys involvement is akin to Lady Diannas landmine shit.
The 2 great works werethe staged orgy under a banner readimng, 'Fuck for the heir, little bear', relating to Medvedev.
Also the drawbridger phallus, a 65ft penis that facwed the city headquaters of the FSB, federal security service.
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