A painting by Banksy of a judge using a gavel to beat a helpless protester appeared on the walls of the Royal Courts of Justice before quickly being covered up by guards.
Banksy confirmed the artwork was his by posting a picture of it on Instagram on Monday morning. Local workers said security guards were in position in front of the artwork, which is thought to be a reference to pro-Palestine protests.
One, Matteo, said he passed by at 8.30am on Monday when the guards were trying to stop people from taking pictures. More staff then arrived with supplies to cover it up.
This is my favourite Banksy so far. The conundrum going on right now about potentially:
There are a team of people going through a lot of stress right now, and pretty much everyone not rooting for the plexiglass is letting everyone else know what an arsehole they are.
Agreed. Went to a banksy display in the Philippines early this year and having not engaged too much with the art, it became obvious that any of his pieces are now so meta that the scenarios you describe are basically how anyone addresses anything he does. And the vast majority of those involved didn’t even think of the original meaning of the piece, which I guess is part of the point as well.