{"id":648875,"date":"2025-12-22T19:29:37","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T19:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/648875\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T19:29:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T19:29:37","slug":"banksy-unveils-new-art-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/648875\/","title":{"rendered":"Banksy unveils new art in London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Banksy appeared to confirm Monday that a new mural in London, depicting two children lying down and pointing up at the sky, is his latest work.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The elusive street artist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/banksy\/p\/DSkjQYhjIgV\/?hl=en?ftag=YHF4eb9d17\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:posted two photos;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">posted two photos<\/a> of the artwork on his official Instagram account on Monday, hours after its appearance on a wall on the side of a building in Bayswater, west London, sparked speculation over whether Banksy was behind it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The black and white mural, painted above a garage, depicts two figures dressed in winter hats and boots lying on the ground, with one of them pointing a finger upwards.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Two men look at a new Banksy artwork on Dec. 22, 2025 in London, England.\u00a0 \/ Credit: Leon Neal\/Getty Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/04da919e786b3d4a59f86afb1c766970.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Two men look at a new Banksy artwork on Dec. 22, 2025 in London, England. \/ Credit: Leon Neal\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">An identical image appeared at the foot of a tower in central London on Monday, but the graffiti artist did not post that version on his account.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Shoppers walk past an apparent Banksy artwork which has appeared on a wall near to the Centrepoint building on Dec. 22, 2025 in London, England.\u00a0 \/ Credit: Leon Neal\/Getty Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2894c29d942d92a7b0420d8e0087aaff.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Shoppers walk past an apparent Banksy artwork which has appeared on a wall near to the Centrepoint building on Dec. 22, 2025 in London, England. \/ Credit: Leon Neal\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Banksy began his career spray-painting buildings in Bristol, England, and has become one of the world&#8217;s best-known artists. His paintings and installations sell for millions of dollars at auction and have drawn thieves and vandals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While his work is often critical of government policy on migration and war, the latest artwork did not seem to carry an overt political message.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In September, he made headlines with a mural showing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/banksy-new-mural-london-royal-courts-judge-beating-protester\/?ftag=YHF4eb9d17\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:judge holding a gavel;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">judge holding a gavel<\/a>\u00a0looming over an unarmed protester holding a blood-splattered placard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">That piece, which appeared on an external wall of a Royal Courts of Justice building, was swiftly covered up. Authorities said it had to be removed out of consideration of the building&#8217;s historical significance. Banksy had posted a photo of that work \u2014captioned &#8220;Royal Courts Of Justice. London&#8221; \u2014 on social media, his usual method of claiming a work as authentic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Banksy also captured London&#8217;s attention last summer with an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/seventh-new-banksy-artwork-appears-london\/?ftag=YHF4eb9d17\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:animal-themed collection;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">animal-themed collection<\/a>. 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