Uffizi Gallery acquires street art piece from London artist Endless

Self-portrait featuring his trademark crotch grab' figure will be first work by a street artist in Italian gallery

The Uffizi Gallery, renowned for its Renaissance collection of Botticellis and Michelangelos, has acquired a work by a British street artist who began spray-painting in London a decade ago.

The gallery in Florence unveiled a self-portrait by the UK-based artist Endless on Monday. The montage, a comment on advertising and consumer culture, will become the first piece by a street artist to go on display in the Uffizi.