Where to find Bansky artwork in London and beyond

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email The overnight appearance of a Dorothy mural in Birmingham’s Gay Village has been confirmed to not be an artwork by Banksy after speculation that The Wizard Of Oz-themed art had been painted in the street artist’s iconic style. However, an authentic Banksy mural caused a stir in London on 18 March with street art that many discerned to be a statement on environmental politics in the city. The elusive British street artist’s artwork was back on the map for the first time since December after the tree mural appeared on the side of a building on Hornsey Road in Finsbury Park. A green paint-splash behind a cut-back tree, with a stencil of a person holding a pressure hose to the side, was officially claimed by Banksy in an uncaptioned Instagram post. Banksy’s ‘Well Hung Lover’ in Bristol (Getty) Since reaching notability in the late 1990s, Banksy has hosted exhibitions including the Dismaland Bemusement Park in 2015, the Walled Off Hotel in Bethlehem with “the worst view in the world”, and a Cut & Run project in Glasgow last year to officially...