Banksy reveals third London work in three days
His latest piece shows three monkey's swinging across a railway bridge
Last updated 7th Aug 2024
Mysterious street artist Banksy has revealed a third piece in London in as many days.
HIs latest work, publicised on Instagram, shows three monkeys swinging from a railway bridge, reportedly on Brick Lane in Tower Hamlets.
It follows another piece yesterday (6th August) depicting two elephants each leaning out of a window towards each other near Chelsea and a third on Monday, which showed a mountain goat looking over the edge of a makeshift cliff on the side of a building near Kew Gardens.
The Bristol artist has not posted a comment on any of his three most recent works, creating speculation on what each of them mean.
Three monkeys have been associated with the Japanese proverb "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil".
In Banksy's work the monkeys are not covering their eyes, ears or mouths.
When the anonymous artist has appeared in public he has worn a monkey mask, and he depicted a chimp-faced monarch in black and the colours of the Union flag for the late Queen's Golden Jubilee.
He has also used the monkey mask to make a parody of Ghost actress Demi Moore, who appeared naked and pregnant on a Vanity Fair magazine cover.
In June Banksy released a migrant boat installation at the Glastonbury Festival that was crowdsurfed during performances by Bristol indie punk band Idles and rapper Little Simz.
He was criticised by then-home secretary James Cleverly as "trivialising" small boats crossings.
Banksy dismissed the comments saying it was "a bit over the top".
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