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| 'Mystery' Banksy artwork location identified in Bristol | |
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| The "mystery" location of new street art by "guerrilla artist" Banksy has been tracked down to a Bristol street. | |
| The artwork, showing a couple embracing while checking their mobile phones, was posted on Banky's website on Monday but its whereabouts were kept a secret. | |
| The location has now been identified as Clement Street in the city. | |
| It comes after Cheltenham Borough Council said it would be happy to help protect another piece of art, believed to be by Banksy, on a wall in the town. | |
| The artwork, depicting three men using listening devices to "snoop" on a telephone box, appeared on Sunday on the side of a house in Fairview Road. | The artwork, depicting three men using listening devices to "snoop" on a telephone box, appeared on Sunday on the side of a house in Fairview Road. |
| Some Banksy works have previously been painted over or removed. | Some Banksy works have previously been painted over or removed. |
| A council spokeswoman said: "The council cannot condone graffiti which is put on to people's property without their permission. | A council spokeswoman said: "The council cannot condone graffiti which is put on to people's property without their permission. |
| "However, we recognise that the public do see work by Banksy as significant pieces of public art and it is clear that this piece has been getting a huge amount of favourable attention. | "However, we recognise that the public do see work by Banksy as significant pieces of public art and it is clear that this piece has been getting a huge amount of favourable attention. |
| "It would be a shame if it was removed or damaged. | "It would be a shame if it was removed or damaged. |
| "As the artwork is on private property, it is the for the property owner to decide whether they would want it to be kept - they would need to consider the impact this may have on the residents of the property and the wider community. | "As the artwork is on private property, it is the for the property owner to decide whether they would want it to be kept - they would need to consider the impact this may have on the residents of the property and the wider community. |
| "Although we still do not know if it is original work by Banksy, given the public interest, we would be happy to help the owner find a solution which would protect it from tagging or other graffiti." | "Although we still do not know if it is original work by Banksy, given the public interest, we would be happy to help the owner find a solution which would protect it from tagging or other graffiti." |
| The spokeswoman said the council was trying to get in touch with the owner of the property, but it had so far failed to make contact. | The spokeswoman said the council was trying to get in touch with the owner of the property, but it had so far failed to make contact. |
| Karren Smith, who lives in the rented house, said she was "amazed" when she first saw the mural and by the number of people turning up to view it. | Karren Smith, who lives in the rented house, said she was "amazed" when she first saw the mural and by the number of people turning up to view it. |
| "It's really good. It was quite horrible before - just a white wall. | "It's really good. It was quite horrible before - just a white wall. |
| "It's been mental. It's completely mad. Yesterday the path was so chock-a-block. People had to step on to the road to get past. | |
| "We're not even this busy on race week." | "We're not even this busy on race week." |
| One famous early Banksy artwork, depicting a gorilla in a pink mask, was mistakenly painted over in Bristol in 2011. | One famous early Banksy artwork, depicting a gorilla in a pink mask, was mistakenly painted over in Bristol in 2011. |
| Other Banksy images, including examples in Bristol, London, Southampton, New York and Melbourne, were vandalised or accidentally covered. | Other Banksy images, including examples in Bristol, London, Southampton, New York and Melbourne, were vandalised or accidentally covered. |
| Banksy has not yet claimed the work in Cheltenham but it bears his hallmarks, according to other street artists. |