Banksy's latest artwork
Banksy's latest artwork in a London Underground train carriage encourages people to wear face masks.
The graffiti artist shared a video of the process on Instagram titled, 'If you don’t mask - you don’t get.'
Unfortunately Transport for London have removed the graffiti, but they've invited him back to do it again in a more suitable location.
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In the video, a man (presumably the artist) is seen wearing a protective suit, goggles, gloves and a face mask.
He boards a circle train and uses a stencil to paint a rat coughing onto a window.
The artist sprays another rat clinging onto a mask as a parachute, and another who's face is lost inside a mask.
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The words, 'get lockdown,' are graffitied on a wall outside a train door.
As the entrance closes, the words, 'I get up again,' are painted on the inside.
Watch the video here:
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The artwork gets taken down
Unfortunately, Transport for London have removed the artwork.
As quoted by Sky News, a spokesperson said, 'We appreciate the sentiment of encouraging people to wear face coverings, which the vast majority of customers on our transport network are doing.'
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They continued, 'In this particular case, the work was removed some days ago due to our strict anti-graffiti policy.'
'We'd like to offer Banksy the chance to do a new version of his message for our customers in a suitable location.'
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Banksy's artwork came shortly after it was announced that face coverings are now mandatory in all shops and supermarkets in England from July 24th.