In the past couple of weeks, the world was treated to a daily new Banksy stencil placed up across London. Banksy, who is from Bristol, is one of the most high profile street artists in the world. Whenever his work is placed up, there is worldwide publicity, and his work can sell for millions. The new series of murals has been dubbed "Banksy's Zoo" as all of the murals feature animals with the last mural appearing at London Zoo.
I captured a photograph of the monkey mural that appeared on Brick Lane on the overground rail bridge. Some of the murals were either damaged or removed shortly after their placement, and I have not had a chance to locate them all.
Th artwork included the below, which is a series of photographs taken from Banksy's official website:
- Goat: Richmond
- Elephants: Chelsea
- Monkeys: Brick Lane
- Wolf: Southwark
- Pelicans: Walthamstow
- Cat:Â Edgware
- Pirahnas: City of London near Ludgate
- Rhino: Greenwich
- Ape and Seal: London Zoo
This isn't the first time that Banksy used animals in his artwork. In Bristol, he used a zoo theme and an anti-fast food theme for his takeover at Bristol Musuem. To see my write-up of that, visit: Banksy At Bristol Museum.
[Update: I attempted to locate the police box, which was moved to the Guildhall, but this is now indoors and I was told that it is not accessible to the public to view until its placement in the Museum of London. Also, the London Zoo shutter was also removed. The elephants and wolf were either removed or tagged over quickly.]
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