'Oh my god, it's him': Woman claims she has caught the elusive artist Banksy on camera for the first time at an exhibition of his art in Israel
- World-famous street artist recently opened an exhibition in Bethlehem
- But woman said she filmed the Bristolian in Arena mall in Herzliya Marina, Israel
- Mobile phone footage shows man walking around an art studio with a stencil
- When he realises he is being filmed he covers his face
A woman claims to have captured footage of the elusive artist, Banksy, as he worked at an exhibition in Israel.
The world's most famous street artist recently opened an interactive exhibition at a hotel in Bethlehem.
But a witness claimed she filmed him days before at an art show at a shopping mall curated by his former manager in nearby Israel.
The Israeli exhibition, The Art of Banksy, is due to open in the Arena mall in Herzliya Marina, not far from Tel Aviv.
The city is one of the most expensive places in Israel.
A witness at the shopping centre, who asked not to be named, said: 'The mall opens at 10am but if you need to be there earlier you have to sign your name.
The world's most famous street artist recently opened an interactive exhibition at a hotel in Bethlehem, pictured here as participants in the Palestine Marathon run past
A woman claims to have captured footage of the elusive artist Banksy as he worked at an exhibition in Herzliya Marina, Israel
'What was really weird was that when I came in and I had to sign my name, I noticed an English name and said to the security guard "who is that?"
'He said it was an artist from England.'
The footage was snapped on a mobile phone, showing a man wearing a bucket hat and camouflage trousers.
He was filmed walking around an art studio carrying a stencil before looking at the camera and putting up a hand to cover his face.
The witness claimed she filmed him at an art show at a shopping mall curated by Banksy's former manager in Israel. The Israeli exhibition, The Art of Banksy, is due to open in the Arena mall not far from Tel Aviv
A security guard told the woman that an English artist was in the shopping mall - before she filmed this man who she says is Banksy
The woman said: 'The guy in the video is maybe around 40, the door was open and the smell of spray paint was really strong. He's not Israeli for sure.
'I'm not what you'd call a huge fan, but I was saying to myself 'oh my god, it's him. I think it's Banksy.'
From the Israeli attack on Palestinian civilians to the destruction of the environment, Banksy has travelled the world to paint sharp critiques of social injustice in places they will be noticed
From the Israeli attack on Palestinian civilians to the destruction of the environment, Banksy has travelled the world to paint sharp critiques of social injustice in the places they will be noticed.
It has made the graffiti artist from Bristol one of the world's highest paid living artists - yet his identity has until now been a secret.
His political art is often satirical and contains political and social commentary, but is scrawled illegally on walls and bridges all over the world.
Last September an investigator theorised that Banksy could be Robert '3D' Del Naja, the founding member of Bristol band Massive Attack, after it was revealed that new works by the artist kept popping up in the same areas as the band's gigs.
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