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A narrow ledge gives a goat a foothold, a burglar alarm becomes an earring, and a phone booth draws a group of spies. These photos show Banksy’s work on the streets where it first appeared. The captions explain how the stencils use their surroundings and trace what happened when a wall was painted over, protected or removed.

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Well Hung Lover
Well Hung Lover: Bristol, 2006 A man hangs from the sill of a painted window while another looks out. The height of the…
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Girl with a Pierced Eardrum
Girl with a Pierced Eardrum: Bristol, 2014 Banksy turned a building’s burglar alarm into the earring in Vermeer’s famous…
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The Mild Mild West
The Mild Mild West: Bristol, 1999 A teddy bear winds up to throw a flaming bottle at riot police. The simple white outline…
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Spy Booth
Spy Booth: Three men with listening equipment appeared around a working phone booth in Cheltenham in April 2014, not far…
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Kissing Coppers
Kissing Coppers: Brighton, England Two uniformed police officers embrace on the wall of the Prince Albert pub. The original…
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Flower Thrower
Flower Thrower: Beit Sahour, near Bethlehem, 2003 A masked figure twists into the pose of someone about to throw a stone. A…
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Flying Balloon Girl
Flying Balloon Girl: West Bank barrier, near Ramallah, 2005 A painted silhouette floats up the concrete with a cluster of…
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Unwelcome Intervention (Beach Boys)
Unwelcome Intervention (Beach Boys): West Bank barrier, 2005 Two children with beach toys sit below a painted opening onto…
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One Nation Under CCTV
One Nation Under CCTV: Newman Street, London A child on a ladder paints a slogan beneath a real security camera. The camera…
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Shop Till You Drop
Shop Till You Drop: A shopper falls from a wall in Mayfair as items tumble from the cart. The mural appeared in 2011 and…
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Slave Labour (mural)
Slave Labour (mural): Wood Green, London, 2012 A child bends over a sewing machine making Union Jack bunting on the wall of…
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Hammer Boy
Hammer Boy: Upper West Side, New York, 2013 A painted boy swings a hammer at the building’s red pipe fitting. The real pipe…
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Ghetto 4 Life
Ghetto 4 Life: South Bronx, New York, 2013 A boy paints large lettering while a formally dressed attendant holds a tray…
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Dover Brexit Mural
Dover Brexit Mural: Dover, England, 2017 A figure on a ladder chips away at one of the stars in the European Union flag…
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Goat at Kew Bridge
Goat at Kew Bridge: Kew, London, 2024 A goat balances on a narrow ledge with stones falling below it. Banksy used the…
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Gorilla at London Zoo
Gorilla at London Zoo: Regent’s Park, London, 2024 A gorilla lifts the entrance shutter while other animals emerge from the…
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Girl with Balloon
Girl with Balloon: Waterloo Bridge, London, 2002 The girl reaches toward a red heart-shaped balloon drifting away from her…
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Season’s Greetings
Season’s Greetings: Port Talbot, Wales, 2018 Around the corner of a garage, what looks like falling snow turns out to be…
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Create Escape
Create Escape: Reading, England, 2021 A figure in prison clothes lowers himself down the former jail wall on a long strip…

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