Has a new Banksy artwork just popped up in central London? A new statue has appeared on a plinth in St James’ – and it seems to bear the legendary artist’s signature.
The sculpture shows a suited person marching forward off of a plinth, their face smothered by a billowing flag. It sits on Waterloo Place, near statues of Edward VII and Florence Nightingale and the Crimean War Memorial.
The authorship of the piece hasn’t been confirmed by Banksy, who usually does so on his Instagram. While the piece is signed by the artist, he doesn’t always do so – in fact, none of his murals in London from the past few years were signed.
Here’s what we know about the potential new Banksy so far.
Where is the new Banksy in London?
You can find the new potential-Banksy on Waterloo Place, just up the stairs from the ICA on The Mall. It’s about here, on Google Maps.
What does the new sculpture mean?
A suited person – a politician, let’s assume – blinded by a gigantic flag and stepping off a plinth and into danger? Sounds like pretty classic political Banksy messaging to us. Check out the piece below.
Banksy in London
Big Banksy fan? There are loads of places in London where you can find his older works. One of his works is now on show at the London Transport Museum, while you can find a map of Banksys you can spot around London here.
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