New Banksy in London
It's already been covered up
Last updated 8th Sep 2025
A new Banksy artwork has appeared in London
The artwork, is on an external wall of the Queen's Building, which is part of the Royal Courts of Justice was claimed by the artist on his Instagram page at around 11.30am
The piece shows a judge attacking a protester with a gavel.
However just hours after it appeared it has now been covered up by large sheets of black plastic and two metal barriers.
The artwork is being guarded by security officials outside the building and sits under a CCTV camera.
Last summer, Banksy made headlines with his animal-themed collection in the capital, which concluded with a gorilla appearing to lift up a shutter on the entrance to London Zoo.
Other notable works included piranhas swimming on a police sentry box in the City of London, turning the box into what looked like a giant fish tank, and a howling wolf on a satellite dish, which was taken off the roof of a shop in Peckham, south London, less than an hour after it was unveiled.
The animals collection was made up of nine works including a rhino seemingly mounting a silver Nissan Micra, two elephant silhouettes with their trunks stretched out towards each other and three monkeys that looked as though they were swinging on a bridge.
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