17
Oct
2008
Times up for Banksy Piece in London?
Stalwart officiates and jobsworth’s at Westminster Council in London have sadly turned their attentions to one of the finest pieces of Banksy Graffiti he painted this year.
The piece, “One Nation under CCTV”, an obvious comment on the disquieting fact that Great Britain is currently the most watched society on earth, went up in April this year.
The work features a child on a ladder painting “One nation under CCTV” whilst a security guard with a guard dog photographs the juvenile artist. Comically, to the right of the piece is an actual CCTV camera.
Now Council Planners have deemed the piece an eyesore and have decided that it will only encourage other graffiti artists and “vandals” to spray their works across London. It seems these bright sparks believe that if you take down one piece of Banksy Art, it will dissuade all other Graffiti Artists!
For anyone who wishes to go and visit the artwork before the gray ghosts of London get their way, it’s at Newman Street near Oxford Circus.
For everyone else, the classic piece is bound to appear on numerous Banksy Posters and Prints, as it really is one of Banksy’s most impressive pieces.
