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Rachel Kerr, Professor of War and Society, King's College London

Banksy in Ukraine: how his defiant new works offer hope

One of Banksy's murals in Borodyanka Sergey Dolzhenko

Art, in all its forms, has always been a powerful means of representing, resisting and remembering war. And the Russo-Ukrainian War is no different, with artists responding powerfully to Russian aggression through an explosion of artwork drawing attention to, and reinforcing, the resilience of Ukrainian people and culture.

A stream of artwork has been posted on Instagram and Twitter. Some of the artworks represent grief and trauma, whereas others reflect “the fire of hope and defiance that comes with such tragedy.”

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