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Love Rat A small black rat stands in front of a wall, holding a huge paintbrush in its paws. It has just finished its work, an outline of a red heart on the wall. Paint runs... Read more

Monkey Queen One of Banksy’s most direct interventions on the British monarchy: the official portrait of Queen Elizabeth the Second, except a chimpanzee stands where the queen should be.   The composition follows the rules of... Read more

Police Kids Also known as Jack and Jill, the names of the two children in the English nursery rhyme. In the rhyme, Jack and Jill climb a hill to fetch water, Jack falls and hurts his... Read more

Kids On Guns Picture a hill, but not one made of earth. A hill built from weapons piled on top of each other. And standing at the very top of that hill are two children, a... Read more

Barcode Leopard Picture a leopard, not inside a cage, but breaking out of one. And the bars of that cage are actually the vertical lines of a barcode.   That is exactly the composition. A wheeled... Read more

Grin Reaper The figure of Death has come down through art history almost unchanged: a black hooded cloak, a scythe in hand, and a skull under the hood. Banksy leaves this figure exactly as it is,... Read more

Golf Sale This screenprint was produced in London by Pictures on Walls in 2003, printed in black ink at 35 by 50 centimetres. Of the 750 prints, 150 were signed by the artist.   The composition... Read more

Bombing Middle England A quiet English village green, neatly mown grass, a group of elderly people dressed in white, a classic scene of lawn bowls. But look closer, and the ball the players are holding is... Read more

Morons An auction room. The auctioneer stands at the gavel, collectors fill the hall, and a painting is up for sale. Everything looks thoroughly respectable, until your eye reaches the writing on the painting itself: “I... Read more

Mother Teresa A bright blue background, a portrait of Mother Teresa printed on it, and a single sentence in huge letters: “I LEARNT A VALUABLE LESSON FROM THIS WOMAN, MOISTURISE EVERYDAY.”   To see where the... Read more