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Banksy unveils new animal-themed artwork in London
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8/12/2024
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Piranhas patrolling the City of London, these little fish floating on a police booth near
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St Paul's Cathedral, are the latest addition to Banksy's series of spray-painted artworks.
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Seven separate examples of street art have popped up in as many days, all of them depicting
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animals.
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After monkeys, elephants, a goat, a panther, a wolf and a couple of pelicans popped up
00:25
across the UK capital, people have been speculating on what message the artist might be hoping
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to convey with this growing urban menagerie.
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I think he's definitely making a comment about policing and I think what we've got at the
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moment in England is a real problem across all of these areas.
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I mean we just never really know because I don't think he ever really says.
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I think the stencils are, I mean that's advertising isn't it?
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So what do you think he's advertising?
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He's advertising a brand, him.
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Some have suggested the street artist is hoping to promote happiness and solidarity
00:58
after the recent riots in the UK.
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Others believe the pieces point to environmental concerns.
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While Banksy remains typically silent, his organisation, Pest Control Office, has said
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that these theories about deeper meanings are too elaborate and that the work is simply
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meant to raise a smile.
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