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Analysing the image above, it looks they initially duct-taped black plastic over the piece before erecting a mini-Berlin Wall in front of it. Clearly that wasn’t enough, as pedestrians might still be able to sense the raw, unfettered symbolism behind their fortifications. Covering all bases, they instructed two of their best men to stand guard and prevent anyone from sneaking a peak.
As the day goes by, we imagine they’ll add to the defences. Perhaps they’ll construct a gun tower or arrange for an RAF flyover. Probably they should build a moat around ground zero or just vaporise it with an orbital laser. If they don’t, the risk is that someone will see Banksy’s piece and think ‘maybe we shouldn’t be criminalising people for speaking out against war crimes‘.
That wall they erected is no doubt bringing back bad memories for Banksy who completed several pieces on Israel’s ‘Segregation Wall‘ in 2005.
Banksy‘s spokeswoman Jo Brooks said that while Banksy was creating the piece, “The Israeli security forces did shoot in the air threateningly and there were quite a few guns pointed at him.” However, Banksy questioned, “How illegal is it to vandalize a wall if the wall itself has been deemed unlawful by the International Court of Justice?”
isn’t banksy supposed to be unknown?
Banksy wore a mask during his west bank work. He’s had that publicist/PR person for a long time and she clearly knows who he is. There’s talk the british government might press charges this time so logistically they’d need to know who he is, though idk if the bbc etc. reporting this speculation know one way or the other.
i bet that they won’t bother to minimize public awareness and w the knowledge that banksy’s patrons are aligned w the judge in this piece of work, so they’ll keep the secret too.
maybe; like the wall; banksy will state the obvious again in another 20 years.
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