{"id":364954,"date":"2025-12-23T04:45:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T04:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/364954\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T04:45:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T04:45:06","slug":"banksy-unveils-new-art-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/364954\/","title":{"rendered":"Banksy unveils new art in London"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

The elusive street artist 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

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

\"New<\/p>\n

Two men look at a new Banksy artwork on Dec. 22, 2025 in London, England.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Leon Neal\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

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

\"New<\/p>\n

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<\/p>\n

Leon Neal\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Banksy began his career spray-painting buildings in Bristol, England, and has become one of the world’s best-known artists. His paintings and installations sell for millions of dollars at auction and have drawn thieves and vandals.<\/p>\n

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

In September, he made headlines with a mural showing a judge holding a gavel<\/a>\u00a0looming over an unarmed protester holding a blood-splattered placard.<\/p>\n

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’s historical significance. Banksy had posted a photo of that work \u2014captioned “Royal Courts Of Justice. London” \u2014 on social media, his usual method of claiming a work as authentic.<\/p>\n

Banksy also captured London’s attention last summer with an animal-themed collection<\/a>. And earlier last year, he unveiled a mural<\/a> in London that many saw as a message on environmental conservation. The mural, in North London’s Finsbury Park, appeared behind a heavily pruned tree and depicted a person seemingly spray painting green back onto the tree’s limbs.<\/p>\n

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