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New Banksy sculpture appears to show politician blinded by his own flag
Banksy has unveiled a new statue in central London showing a suited man stepping off a pedestal with a flag obscuring his face. Banksy confirmed the piece is his in a humorous Instagram video, a claim echoed by CNN which notes the statue satirizes blind patriotism and places the figure in Waterloo Place. The New York Post also reports Banksy’s confirmation via the same social post. Al Jazeera describes the sculpture similarly, noting the face is hidden by the flag. Disagreements concern the precise location and framing, but all accounts attribute the work to Banksy.
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New Banksy sculpture appears to show politician blinded by his own flag
Banksy has unveiled a new sculpture of a man stepping off a stone base with his face obscured by a flag.
Banksy’s new flag-wielding London statue satirizes blind patriotism
Banksy has confirmed that he is behind a large statue that mysteriously appeared in the heart of London depicting a suited man marching off a pedestal with a flag smothering his face. The enigmatic artist took credit for the work in a humorous video , posted to his Instagram page Thursday, which showed workers.
Banksy confirms new statue in London of man blinded by a flag is his work
Elusive street artist Banksy said Thursday that a new sculpture that appeared in central London of a man striding off a plinth, with his face blinded by a billowing flag, is his work. In a humorous video posted Thursday on his Instagram account, Banksy showed snippets of how the sculpture was put up in the dead of.
How did Banksy put up a statue in central London?
A low-loader, some traffic cones and "the sort of dudes who can set up a Metallica concert in 24 hours" - this was all Banksy needed to install his latest artwork in central London. Under the cover of darkness, the street artist erected a statue on a plinth showing a besuited man walking forward, blinded by a flag.