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Nick Callow

'We were all nearly killed on this job, which was not a good situation to be in' Who is Arsenal's Northbanksy? FourFourTwo meets the street artist who switched careers and became a cult figure around the Emirates Stadium

Northbanksy’s artwook has gone down well; Kanu likes what he sees; “Take me down if you dare, lads”.

Three decades ago, Arsenal’s North Bank was famously replaced by a giant mural for a full season during redevelopment work at Highbury. More recently, a few more Arsenal-inspired murals have been popping up in north London. The artist’s name? Northbanksy, of course.

Inspired by the legendary Banksy, a mysterious street artist who’s long been daubing walls around the UK, the Gunners fan’s moniker was always going to stick after his guerilla artwork began to be spotted alfresco, too.

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