This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-53407715
The article has changed 6 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
Version 4 | Version 5 |
---|---|
Banksy: New coronavirus-inspired artwork appears on Tube | Banksy: New coronavirus-inspired artwork appears on Tube |
(32 minutes later) | |
Banksy has returned to the London Underground with a piece encouraging people to wear a face mask. | Banksy has returned to the London Underground with a piece encouraging people to wear a face mask. |
A video posted on his Instagram page shows a man, believed to be the enigmatic artist, disguised as a professional cleaner. | A video posted on his Instagram page shows a man, believed to be the enigmatic artist, disguised as a professional cleaner. |
He can been seen ordering passengers away as he gets to work, stencilling rats around the inside of a carriage. | He can been seen ordering passengers away as he gets to work, stencilling rats around the inside of a carriage. |
Transport for London (TfL) said the art was removed "some days ago" in line with its "strict anti-graffiti policy". | |
The work, called If You Don't Mask, You Don't Get, features a number of rats in pandemic-inspired poses and wearing face masks. | The work, called If You Don't Mask, You Don't Get, features a number of rats in pandemic-inspired poses and wearing face masks. |
One rodent stencilled on the Circle Line train appears to be sneezing, while another is shown spraying anti-bacterial gel. | One rodent stencilled on the Circle Line train appears to be sneezing, while another is shown spraying anti-bacterial gel. |
The artist's name is also daubed across the driver's door of a train. | |
At the end of the video, the words "I get lockdown" appear on the side of a station wall before a train's doors close to reveal the phrase "but I get up again", and Chumbawamba's 1997 song Tubthumping kicks in. | |
All users of public transport in London must wear a face mask. | All users of public transport in London must wear a face mask. |
The statement from TfL said it appreciated "the sentiment of encouraging people to wear face coverings". | |
"We'd like to offer Banksy the chance to do a new version of his message for our customers in a suitable location," it added. | |
The BBC has asked if the travel authority worked with Banksy on this artwork and, if not, whether his actions posed a security risk. | |
Early on in his career Banksy, who is originally from Bristol, often spray-painted rats and monkeys on to Tube trains. | Early on in his career Banksy, who is originally from Bristol, often spray-painted rats and monkeys on to Tube trains. |