Another Banksy in London!

It's two in two days

Another Banksy in London
Author: Louise EastonPublished 6th Aug 2024
Last updated 6th Aug 2024

Banksy has unveiled another new artwork thought to be in London.

This time it shows two elephants poking their heads out of blocked out windows.

It's just a day after the mysterious street artist unveiled another piece in the Capital - that was of a goat perched on top of a wall near Kew Bridge in Richmond.

Banksy did not write a caption for either Instagram post causing fans to speculate on the meaning of the artworks.

The artworks follow the artist's migrant boat installation which was crowdsurfed at Glastonbury in June during performances by Bristol indie punk band Idles and rapper Little Simz.

It was described by then-home secretary James Cleverly as "trivialising" small boats crossings and "vile", but the artist responded saying his reaction was a "a bit over the top".

The Bristol artist said it was the real boat he funded being detained by Italian authorities, after it had rescued unaccompanied children at sea, that he deemed "vile and unacceptable".

In March, the artist created a tree mural in north London, which saw a tree cut back with green paint sprayed behind it to give the impression of foliage.

A stencil of a person holding a pressure hose was also sketched on to the building.

The vivid paint colour matched that used by Islington Council for street signs in the area.

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