Vetted by NeuralPress's Multi-Agent Verifier for strict factual validity and event relevance. Our compliance engine cross-checks and filters search results to ensure zero false correlations or misleading content.
Primary Sources
New Banksy sculpture appears to show politician blinded by his own flag
NewsFeedBanksy has unveiled a new sculpture of a man stepping off a stone base with his face obscured by a flag. The overnight installation in Waterloo Place, London, was revealed in a video shared by the artist, and has drawn fans of his politically charged works.Published On 1 May 2026
Banksy confirms statue of man blinded by flag in London is his work
A new Banksy statue, featuring a man with his face covered by a flag, was this week erected in the dead of night in central London.His new work of art was first spotted on Wednesday, and the artist’s signature was scrawled at the base of the statue’s plinth.The elusive artist, known for his provocative works of graffiti, posted on Instagram on Thursday afternoon confirming the work was by him.The sculpture depicts a man marching forward off a plinth while carrying a large, billowing flag that obscures his face.A video Banksy posted on social media shows the statue being towed to Westminster in the dead of night, alongside shots of the nearby statue of Winston Churchill. In the clip, a man is asked his view of the statue and he says “no, I don’t like it”. The video juxtaposes the statue with British flags, a Beefeater soldier and a black cab.The statue is situated in Waterloo Place in the St James’s area of Westminster, near statues of Edward VII and Florence Nightingale and the Crimean war memorial.The statue is in Waterloo Place in central London. Photograph: Vuk Valcic/Zuma Press/ShutterstockThough he is best known for his graffiti, Banksy has made statues before, including one named The Drinker, which he installed on Shaftesbury Avenue in London’s West End in 2004. It was a take on Rodin’s The Thinker and was removed shortly after being erected.Banksy’s most recent confirmed work in London came in December when he said he was behind a mural that showed two children lying down and looking at the sky. It appeared to be a statement on homelessness as the children seemed to be pointing at the Centre Point Tower, which has long been a symbol of the homelessness crisis.A Banksy artwork near the Centre Point building in London in December. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty ImagesIn September outside the Royal Courts of Justice he created a mural of a judge using a gavel to beat a helpless protester. This was during a period where many people were being arrested for holding signs related to the proscribed group Palestine Action. The artwork has since been removed and the court service said it was legally obliged to maintain the character of the building because of its listed status.The news organisation Reuters recently claimed to have unmasked the artist as Bristol-based Robin Gunningham, apparently confirming the findings of a similar investigation conducted by the Mail on Sunday in 2008. Gunningham has denied this.Banksy’s lawyer, Mark Stephens, told Reuters that ...
Banksy confirms he is behind new statue in central London - BBC
The sculpture in central London of a man walking off a plinth while holding a flag has been drawing crowds.
New Banksy statue appears in central London - The Art Newspaper
A new statue has appeared on Waterloo Place in central London, with the signature of the elusive street artist Banksy etched into its plinth.
