Street art is arguably the most vulnerable type of art. For this reason, its conservation and protection are of top priority for many collectors. As a result, valuable street murals are often protected by plexiglass and relocated to safer places. Last December, Fine Art Shippers again worked on the Banksy mural relocation from New York to Connecticut, becoming the only company in the world that has handled Banksy wall relocation projects three times.
Banksy mural relocation 2025
Fine Art Shippers was engaged in the relocation of “Tagging Robot” from the very beginning. After the successful completion of “Ghetto 4 Life” relocation from the South Bronx, NY, to Bridgeport, CT, and the company’s joint work with SOLONOI on its conservation, they were invited to assess the feasibility of another Banksy mural relocation.
This time, it was a Banksy wall in Coney Island, featuring a robot with a can of spray paint, drawing a barcode. The mural is widely associated with Banksy’s critique of automation and consumer culture. It emerged on the wall of a private building in Coney Island in October 2013 as one more testimony of Banksy’s creative tour of NYC.
Back in 2024, the Fine Art Shippers team completed a project assessment and advised the mural owner on the next steps. A year later, once everything was confirmed, they were entrusted with the project’s supervision from start to finish. The company was also responsible for preventing any damage to the mural and its comprehensive packaging for transportation.
The practical part of mural extraction and transportation was performed by Chesakl, a long-term partner of Fine Art Shippers. The company specializes in steel and precast concrete erection and has extensive experience in handling large-scale projects.
Moving a Banksy wall, a technical challenge requiring accuracy
“Tagging Robot” was moved to Bridgeport, CT, the same location where “Ghetto 4 Life” is currently held. Extracting and moving a wall was a technically demanding project that few art logistics companies can plan and execute. Yet, due to the extensive technical capacity of Chesakl, the expertise of Fine Art Shippers, and extensive engineering planning, the Banksy mural relocation process was a success. It has become another Banksy legacy conservation project, illustrating that even large-scale art logistics can be executed safely with proper orchestration of the extraction, packaging, expert oversight, and transportation procedures.