Banksy confirms new statue in London of man blinded by a flag is his work
Elusive street artist Banksy confirmed he is the creator of a new sculpture in central London depicting a man walking forward with his face obscured by a billowing flag. The statue appeared overnight on a plinth in Waterloo Place near Buckingham Palace, drawing public attention before Banksy's official confirmation. Known primarily for his spray-painted street art, Banksy used a humorous video on Instagram to reveal the installation process of this rare sculptural work.
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World News Banksy confirms new statue in London of man blinded by a flag is his work By Associated Press Published May 1, 2026, 4:05 a.m. ET Elusive street artist Banksy said Thursday that a new sculpture that appeared in central London of a man striding off a plinth, with his face blinded by a billowing flag, is his work. In a humorous video posted Thursday on his Instagram account, Banksy showed snippets of how the sculpture was put up in the dead of night. The sculpture appeared to have been erected in the early hours of Wednesday on a plinth on a traffic island in Waterloo Place, near Buckingham Palace. 3 Banksy has claimed a new London sculpture showing a man striding off a plinth with a flag covering his face.
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