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Matt Watts

Banksy unveils new elephant street artwork in London day after goat piece appeared on Richmond wall

Banksy has unveiled another new artwork in London depicting two elephants poking their heads out of blocked out windows- the day after one of a goat appeared in Richmond.

The Bristol-based street artist shared a photo of the wall art which features two dark elephant silhouettes with their trunks stretched out towards each other on Instagram on Tuesday.

The second artwork is understood to be on the side of a house on the corner of Edith Terrace and Gunter Grove in Chelsea.It comes after Banksy revealed his artwork of a goat perched on top of a wall near Kew Bridge in Richmond on Monday.

Banksy did not write a caption for either Instagram post causing fans to speculate on the meaning of the artworks.

The artworks follow the artist's migrant boat installation which was crowdsurfed at Glastonbury in June during performances by Bristol indie punk band Idles and rapper Little Simz.

It was described by then-home secretary James Cleverly as "trivialising" small boats crossings and "vile", but the artist responded saying his reaction was a "a bit over the top".

The Bristol artist said it was the real boat he funded being detained by Italian authorities, after it had rescued unaccompanied children at sea, that he deemed "vile and unacceptable".

Banksy’s news piece near Kew Bridge (Aaron Chown/PA Wire)

In March, the artist created a tree mural in north London, which saw a tree cut back with green paint sprayed behind it to give the impression of foliage.

A stencil of a person holding a pressure hose was also sketched on to the building.

The vivid paint colour matched that used by Islington Council for street signs in the area.

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