Banksy confirms piranhas are his seventh animal artwork in London

A central London glass police box has been made to look like a tank of piranhas, in the seventh in series of works by the graffiti artist Banksy. The elusive artist claimed the work as his own by featuring it on his Instagram account in a post at 1pm on Sunday. The fish depicted on the police box are different in style from the previous six silhouetted designs that Banksy has claimed as his work on successive days over the past week. One of the designs, featuring a wolf on a satellite dish, was removed by suspected thieves. Another of a stretching cat on an empty billboard was removed by contractors. The piranha design could be seen as commentary on the way that previous designs have been received. View image in fullscreen Two City of London police officers were seen examining Banksy’s new work before taking pictures. One officer told PA Media news agency they were asked to inspect the artwork after it was picked up on CCTV cameras, and that they were waiting to hear what would be done about it. Banksy’s Instagram account has revealed a new animal artwork each day for the past seven days. They have...