New Banksy gorilla at London Zoo cheekily reveals “source” of his animal artworks.
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A Banksy mural of a gorilla has appeared on the entrance shutters of London Zoo, the ninth animal artwork by the street artist to have popped up around the British capital since last week. The gorilla is depicted liberating a sea lion and birds, in a nod to an origin story behind Banksy’s week-long spree. The artist posted the artwork on Instagram earlier this morning.
The works, informally known as the artist’s “London zoo” series, first appeared last Monday when a mural of a mountain goat was revealed in West London and confirmed by Banksy’s Instagram. Since then, the elusive artist has shared daily Instagram posts of their animal works across the city.
This past weekend, several new pieces by Banksy were revealed. On Saturday, a big cat was briefly seen on an Edgware Road billboard in North London before being taken down by the property owners. Then, on Sunday, a glass police box was transformed to resemble a tank of piranhas in central London. Yesterday, a rhinoceros in Charlton, southeast London, and was marred by graffiti soon after its discovery.
Other works from the series have sprawled across London. On Tuesday, two elephants were revealed on a pair of...
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