The boat secretly embarked on the mission on August 18 from Burriana, a Spanish port close to Valencia. The boat, named after French feminist Louise Michel, has a crew of activists from across Europe who have previously participated in search and rescue operations. Banksy has helped to fund a secret mission to rescue refugees trying to get to Europe from north Africa. Between 2016 and 2018, she commanded two rescue ships in the Mediterranean which saved 14,000 migrants from drowning, and her work caught the artist’s attention. The Mediterranean sea view 2017 series was estimated to fetch between £800,000 and £1.2 million.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 27, 2020 20:55 UTC