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Steve Jobs Calais, France, 2015 In 2015, The Son of a Migrant from Syria, more commonly known as the ‘Steve Jobs’ mural, appeared near the ‘Calais Jungle’ refugee camp in Calais, France. This artwork strikingly reveals... Read more

The Raft of the Medusa Calais, France, 2018 In 2018, The Raft of the Medusa emerged in Calais, France, delivering Banksy’s sharp critique of the migrant crisis and Europe’s indifference to this tragedy.   The mural... Read more

Migrant’s Soup Kitchen Porte de la Chapelle, Paris, France, 2018 In 2018, Migrant’s Soup Kitchen appeared near Porte de la Chapelle metro station in Paris, on the wall of a migrant soup kitchen, as one of... Read more

M.V. Louise Michel Mediterranean Sea, August 2020 M.V. Louise Michel appeared in August 2020 as Banksy’s ship project for refugee rescue operations in the Mediterranean. The work is a large mural drawn in pink-white stencil technique... Read more

Liberté, Égalité, Cable TV Paris, France, 2018 In 2018, Liberté, Égalité, Cable TV emerged in Paris’ 19th district near Bassin de la Villette, a reinterpretation of Jacques-Louis David’s 1801 painting Napoleon Crossing the Alps. Paris, in... Read more

Burning Tire Bridge Farm Primary School, Bristol, England, 2016 In 2016, Burning Tire emerged at Bridge Farm Primary School in Bristol, a striking piece reflecting Banksy’s societal critique through the contrast between innocence and danger.  ... Read more

Banksy on Art The success of cultural productions like music, film, and literature is largely shaped by public interest, but art stands apart, exempt from this rule. The success of art doesn’t depend on the audience’s... Read more

Family Target Location Unknown, 2003 Family Target appeared in 2003. The original’s condition is uncertain and the work serves as a manifesto addressing the impact of modern warfare on innocence. At the centre of the work,... Read more

Barely Legal Los Angeles, USA, 2006 Banksy’s third major exhibition, Barely Legal, held in Los Angeles in 2006, was introduced as a ‘three day vandalized warehouse extravaganza’ and took place in a warehouse from September 15-17.... Read more

Home Sweet Home Barely Legal Exhibition, Los Angeles, USA, 2006 Created for the Barely Legal exhibition, Home Sweet Home is a work by Banksy in which he intervenes on a found oil painting using spray paint.... Read more