Does Banksy back Extinction Rebellion? Street artists' work appears
5 years, 8 months ago

Does Banksy back Extinction Rebellion? Street artists' work appears

Daily Mail  

Street art bearing all the hallmarks of a Banksy piece has appeared in London where Extinction Rebellion protesters have been causing chaos for the last fortnight. Street art bearing all the hallmarks of a Banksy piece has appeared in London at the base of Extinction Rebellion's recent protests A passerby peers at the familiar work that mysteriously appeared in Marble Arch overnight When a street sweeper cleaned up the west London pavements early on Friday morning, the artwork had appeared on the wall The street art appears to have been daubed on the wall overnight, just as the eco activists closed its 10 days of chaos in the capital. Pictured: An eco warrior is removed by police on Waterloo Bridge on April 21 Extintion rebellion protester clean up the speaker's corner at Marble Arch Extinction as their fortnight of havoc came to an end on Thursday It comes a month after the graffiti artist's painting depicting politicians in the House of Commons as chimpanzees went on display in a museum. Graffiti artist Banksy has said his piece depicting politicians in the House of Commons as chimpanzees has gone on display at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery in time for March 29 'to mark Brexit day' A photograph of Devolved Parliament was posted on Banksy's Instagram account on Thursday In 2009, Banksy said of Devolved Parliament: 'You paint 100 chimpanzees and they still call you a guerrilla artist.'

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