Banksy… here we are talking about the artist again. At the start of the year, as the tree painting in Finsbury Park was revealed to be his, I spoke about how we’re never really allowed to enjoy any of his art for what it is anymore. That mural was swiftly covered up by scaffolding with no idea of when or if the public will ever be able to enjoy it again. I’ve lost count of how many more have been hidden, stolen or carved out of walls over the years.
The artist has been in the spotlight again recently. He seems to be creating a series around the city based on animals. Critics suggest it’s an allegory for London being a zoo. Now if that’s the case, I do like that theory because as we all know London at the best of times is a f***ing zoo of chaos. But hey, that’s why we love it, right? With its good and its bad.
