A new sculpture has appeared in the heart of London, set upon a plinth in St James’s, Waterloo Place, among the bronze statues of Edward VII and the Crimean War Memorial.
It shows a figure in a suit, striding forward with certainty, while a flag unfurls violently behind the individual, sweeping around the head like a storm‑caught veil and blotting out their sight. The figure leans past the edge of the plinth, suspended in the instant before a fall.
Banksy’s signature is engraved at the base.
The political message is a sharp metaphor: a flag — symbol of belonging, unity, pride — becomes a shroud. What should illuminate instead obscures. What should steady instead misleads. The march, usually a gesture of purpose or solidarity, turns hollow and perilous when severed from vision, awareness, or doubt. Conviction without sight becomes a step into emptiness.
The 9ᵉ edition of the Urban Art Fair returns to Paris from 24 to 27 April 2025 under the hall of the Carreau du Temple. This international art fair dedicated to urban art will feature over 100 international artists with 40 exhibitor galleries based in France, Italy, Benelux, Switzerland, Portugal, Spain, Singapore, Japan and USA
Some highlights include collaborative works between Martha Cooper (US) and Logan Hicks (US) with Pascaline Mazac, solo shows by Hopare, Kan (DMV), Levalet , Alëxone Dizac , GOin, Danny Cortes, Jakman , Rahayu Retnaningrum, Jokin SorTwo, Andre Berger.
Galleries not to miss: Taxie Galerie, Thinkspace, Underdogs Gallery, Museum of Graffiti.
Sato Gallery will showcase Japanese artists: EXCALIBUR, Takeru Amano, YUFI, DEBZA WAS HERE, CLT
The Block A Collective presents CHIMERA: Hybrid Realities. It will be an opportunity to discover the Singapore street artist scene with artists like ANTZ, Asfi K, Eunice Hannah, METAMO Industries, Yang Derong, Speak Cryptic, Soph O, Steve Lawler/ Mojoko, THE GOODNIGHT GANG (GDNT)
Exhibited artists include Cey Adams, Add Fuel, Illan Argüello, Valentin Bechade, Blade, Blu, Buffmonster, Pieter Ceizer, Ceizer, Clet, Juan Cuellar, D*Face, Nina De Angelis, Olivia de Bona, Flavien Demarigny, Jo Di Bona, Matt Dosa, Maxime Drouet, Eneri, Eron, Fenx, Frankey, Futura, Ghilini, Raphael Gindt, HYDRANE, In the Woup, Djan Ivson, JonOne, Kamo, Kaves, Leon Keer, Kouka, Kraken, Alex Kuznetsov, L’Atlas, Benjamin Laading, Tomas Lacque, Lantomo, Marlen Letetzki, Arnaud Liard, Lor-K, Yann L’outsider, Daniel Mac Lloyd, MARA, Carlos Mare, Maye, Millo, Mioshe, Monkeybird, Mosko, Murmure, Riccardo Nannini, Nexgraff, Hom Nguyen, Gabriella Noelle, Onemizer, OX, Ozmo, Papa Chango, PAROLE, PichiAvo, Sandra Rojo Picón, Quik, Raider, Nuno Raminhos, Rero, RNST, Jean Rooble, Amir Roti, Jaime Sancorlo, Daniel Sueiras, Oscar Seco, Iker Serrano, Inigo Sesma, Skio, SpokBrillor, STOUL, Taroe, Tcheko, Erni Vales, Jérémy Vatutin, Zed1, Ziké.
A dedicated programme includes a series of conferences and film screenings, book signings, multimedia presentations about MAP360, a transatlantic artistic exchange collaboration as well as an offsite installation by Arnaud Liard in the Galeries Lafayettes Champs Elysees.
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Location:
Urban Art Fair Paris
24-27 April 2025
Le Carreau du Temple | 4 rue Eugène Spuller, Paris 3e
Since the 5 August 2024, elusive artist Banksy has been treating London with some new stencil artworks accross the city.
On 5 August, off Kew Bridge in Richmond, a silhouette of a goat appeared on top of a ledge looking down cheekily at CCTV camera, with debris falling down the side of the building.
On 6 August a couple of elephants in separate rooms are facing each other in the district of Chelsea.
On 7 August, three monkeys are playfully balancing underneath the London overground bridge off Brick Lane in East London.
Update – 08 August 2024
On day 4 of his animal themed serie, Banksy unveiled a wolf howling on full moon, making a clever use of a satellite dish.
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Located in Peckham Rye, South London, the sattelite dish with the artwork got stolen less than one hour after being confirmed by the artist.
Update 09/08
On this fifth day, Banksy unveiled an artwork of pelicans pinching fish from a London chip shop sign. Located on Bonners Fish Bar in Walthamstow, the artwork shows one bird stooping down to scoop up a fish on the takeaway’s sign, while another is tossing one in the air.
10/08/2024
Banksy has confirmed the sixth artwork in his new animal-themed collection across London, a silhouette of a panther on an empty, distressed billboard. The mural is located in Edgware Road, Cricklewood
11/08/2024
This time it’s in Ludgate, with another more elaborate style. It depicts piranhas swimming in a police entry box.
Image Banksy
12/08/2024
Banksy is still on a roll, with a humorous stencil of a rhino strategically placed, looking as if it’s mounting a car with a traffic cone on its hood. It’s all about placement…
Located in Westmoors St, Charlton.
Image Banksy
13/08/2024
A ninth piece appeared on a white shutter at the London Zoo, with a gorilla depicted lifting its base the release birds and a seal, with more eyes glowing the darkness.
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