New statue in London, attributed to Banksy, of a suited man, blinded by a flag

ggm

The point is not just that he's blinded by the flag: He's boldly marching into the void, confident. "wrapped in the flag" is a great saying.

metalman

Statue of a man in a suit walking off a precipice while blinding himself with the flag he is carrying. https://banksy.co.uk/index.html

forgotusername6

I think it's a reasonable statue. But does anyone else think it's a bit obvious, more so than his other work? Like there is no doubt on the meaning at all, it's all right there on the surface level.

schoen

I misparsed this headline as (Statue (of a man (blinded by a flag (put up by Banksy)))) in central London It is intended to be ((Statue (of a man (blinded by a flag))) (put up by Banksy)) in central London

seydor

Anyone else leaving up a huge statue in the middle of the park would be arrested

tommica

Yeah, definetly had the city agree to it, no way in hell to sneak a statue like that without the cops getting involved.

AlexandrB

Which flag?

MrBuddyCasino

Really makes you think. I guess Palestine and Ukraine should just give up.

jansan

Who decides that this is from Banksy? I could make a stencil graffiti in my village and claim it's from Banksy and noone could prove me wrong. Or is he using a digital signature as proof of authorship?

nickthegreek

The piece states that it appears to be molded fiberglass. But is anyone aware of any more in depth analysis of its materials/possible production technique? Was the pillar barren on top before?

dickens5

Trite and uninspiring. Banksy trying to stay relevant and failing.

periodjet

Banksy is the patron saint of the “I’m 13 and this is deep” mentality.

wartywhoa23

Banksy's "anonymity" is a total farce at this point, thoroughly supported by those in power.

nickdothutton

Remember kids. Don't believe in anything. Don't join anything. Don't give even a small part of yourself up to anything. Don't be part of anything bigger than yourself.

xyzelement

It took me a minute to figure out why I think it's lame. I suspect that Banksy and his fans are sure that it's "the other" Britons that are blinded, it's not a self-reflection prompt for them. Maybe I am wrong. Maybe a more powerful piece of art would have that self reflection effect across the board. As is it feels about as nuanced as "fuck trump" and similar. If you already agree you already agree, if not then you just think it's stupid. So ultimately feels like impotent art unless I am totally misunderstanding.

haunter

He definitely got a permit for that which makes the whole thing even more laughable

daseiner1

seems missed in the general commentary that there is also an inherent commentary on the western tradition of “blind justice” https://i.etsystatic.com/13403651/r/il/40b0bf/6851322246/il_...

declan_roberts

Things were more fun when they were actually transgressive and not just the established doctrine of those in power.

nothinkjustai

If someone was to deface this statue would they face legal action? It’s kind of an interesting thought, side if it really was just put up without the city’s authority it would be okay, and if it wasn’t it defeats the entire point. “Rage against the machine” by doing what the machine wants type thing.