Tag: Banksy

Banksy mural covered with plastic sheeting and wooden boards

The new Banksy mural in north London has been covered with plastic sheeting and surrounded by wooden boards. The artwork appeared on the side of a residential building in Hornsey Road, Finsbury Park, on March 18th. It has now been covered with plastic sheeting by the building’s owner, a spokesman for Islington Council said on […]

Banksy fans disappointed as new mural defaced

Banksy fans have branded the defacing of the artist’s new tree mural in north London “wanton vandalism”, but said they did not believe it had ruined the piece. Two streaks of white paint appeared on the green artwork on Hornsey Road in Finsbury Park on Wednesday morning. Patrick Volcker, 47, flew from Germany to see […]

Second arrest after Banksy street art stop sign removed from pole

A second man has been arrested in the UK on suspicion of theft and criminal damage after a Banksy artwork was removed from a pole in south-east London, London’s Metropolitan Police said. The piece of street art – a traffic stop sign covered with three aircraft resembling military drones – was revealed at the intersection […]

Police investigate after Banksy street artwork removed

The Metropolitan Police are investigating the alleged theft of a Banksy installation in south-east London. The piece of street art – a traffic stop sign covered with three aircraft resembling military drones – was revealed at the intersection of Southampton Way and Commercial Way in Peckham at midday on Friday. Less than an hour after […]

Banksy artwork removed within hour of it being confirmed as authentic

A Banksy artwork has been removed from a south London street less than an hour after it was confirmed as a genuine installation. The artist confirmed the work, a traffic stop sign covered with three aircraft said to resemble military drones, was his, in a social media post on Friday shortly after midday. Two men […]