Banksy goat mural

Banksy has confirmed that he is behind a new goat mural in south-west London.

The piece in the elusive artist’s signature stencilled style appeared on a wall in Kew Green, Richmond, depicting a goat perched on a ledge from which rocks are falling.

A real life CCTV camera was pointed at the goat but it has since been moved to its original position.

Banksy claimed ownership of the work by posting a photo on his Instagram.

It is believed to be the first artwork he has created since he launched a new art piece in the form of an immigrant boat duringĀ IDLESā€˜Ā performanceĀ atĀ Glastonbury 2024. The dummy-filled boat was launched into the crowd on the Other StageĀ during their pro-immigration track ā€˜Danny Nedelkoā€™.

The boat was a visual reference to the current migrant crisis, which has become the focal point of then-Prime Minister Rishi Sunakā€™s immigration policy. The stunt was criticised by then-Home Secretary James Cleverly, who called it ā€œvileā€.

He toldĀ Sky News: ā€œThere are a bunch of people there joking and celebrating about criminal actions which costs lives, people die. People die in the Mediterranean, they die in the Channel. This is not funny.ā€

In response, Banksy said: “The Homeland Security called my Glastonbury boat ā€˜vile and unacceptableā€™ which seemed a bit over the top. The real boat I fund, the MV Louise Michael rescued 17 unaccompanied children from the central med on Monday night. As punishment, the Italian authorities have detained it ā€“ which seems vile and unacceptable to me.ā€

The goat mural is the second mural of Banksy’s that has appeared in London this year. In March, an artwork painted behind a cut-back mature tree to look like foliage, with a stencil of a person holding a pressure hose, appeared on a wall in Finsbury Park.

The post Banksy confirms new goat mural in London appeared first on NME.

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