Optima Contemporary company logo
Optima Contemporary
Skip to main content
  • Menu
  • Artists
  • Artworks
  • Sell Your Art
  • Art Advisory
  • News
  • Contact
Menu

Artworks

Banksy, Choose Your Weapon (Turquoise), 2010

Banksy b. 28 July 1974

Choose Your Weapon (Turquoise), 2010
Screenprint in colours on wove paper
70 x 70 cm
27 14/25 x 27 14/25 in.
Edition of 25
Enquire
%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3EBanksy%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title_and_year%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_title%22%3EChoose%20Your%20Weapon%20%28Turquoise%29%3C/span%3E%2C%20%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_year%22%3E2010%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EScreenprint%20in%20colours%20on%20wove%20paper%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E70%20x%2070%20cm%3Cbr/%3E%0A27%2014/25%20x%2027%2014/25%20in.%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22edition_details%22%3EEdition%20of%2025%3C/div%3E

Visualisation

On a Wall
Released in 2010, Choose Your Weapon (Turquoise) is part of Banksy’s iconic and highly collectible Choose Your Weapon series. This edition of only 25 signed prints is among the most...
Read more
Released in 2010, Choose Your Weapon (Turquoise) is part of Banksy’s iconic and highly collectible Choose Your Weapon series. This edition of only 25 signed prints is among the most limited and desirable color variants, known for its bold palette and cultural depth.

The artwork features a hooded youth—faceless and anonymous—walking a leashed dog, which is rendered in the unmistakable style of Keith Haring’s barking dog. This fusion of Haring’s energetic street symbolism with Banksy’s gritty urban figure creates a layered narrative about rebellion, identity, and the transmission of countercultural ideas across generations.

The turquoise colorway is one of the most visually arresting in the series. Its vibrant, almost electric tone contrasts sharply with the monochromatic figure, injecting the piece with a sense of urgency and cool defiance. Turquoise, often associated with clarity, individuality, and nonconformity, adds symbolic weight to the print’s message of resistance and youth empowerment.

Each print is hand-signed and numbered by Banksy, making this edition not only exceptionally rare but also highly coveted by collectors worldwide. Choose Your Weapon (Turquoise) stands as a vivid, thought-provoking, and quintessential example of Banksy’s ability to merge striking visuals with cultural critique.

Let me know if you need a shorter version or one tailored for a gallery catalog, auction listing, or social media post.
Close full details

Provenance

Pest Control Certificate of Authenticity
Share
  • Facebook
  • X
  • Pinterest
  • Tumblr
  • Email
Previous
|
Next
104 
of  268

30 Berwick Street, London, W1F 8RH

hello@optimacontemporary.com

 

+(44) 207 099 5011

Subscribe

Facebook, opens in a new tab.
Instagram, opens in a new tab.
LinkedIn, opens in a new tab.
Tiktok, opens in a new tab.
Send an email
View on Google Maps
Artsy, opens in a new tab.
Privacy Policy
Cookie Policy
Manage cookies
Copyright © 2026 Optima Contemporary

We use cookies and similar technologies to operate our website, understand how it is used, and enhance functionality. You may accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or manage your preferences.

Manage cookies
Reject non essential
Accept

Cookie preferences

Check the boxes for the cookie categories you allow our site to use

Cookie options
Required for the website to function and cannot be disabled.
Improve your experience on the website by storing choices you make about how it should function.
Allow us to collect anonymous usage data in order to improve the experience on our website.
Allow us to identify our visitors so that we can offer personalised, targeted marketing.
Save preferences
Close

Subscribe to our mailing list

Subscribe for discreet access to new works, private sales opportunities, and informed commentary on the contemporary art market.