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New Banksy statue of man blinded by flag draws crowds in London

South China Morning Post · · 199 words · By Agence France-Presse
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“Elusive street artist Banksy on Thursday confirmed he was behind a new work drawing crowds in central London: a statue of a suited man striding into the void while holding a flag that blocks his view.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Banksy confirmed he is behind a new statue in central London, specifically describing it as a suited man blinded by a flag. This information is reported by multiple independent news sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — Banksy confirms he's behind statue in central London. 8 hours ago.Street artist Banksy has confirmed a large statue that appeared in central London is his work.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y9wlnwl85o
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web search NEUTRAL — UPDATE: Banksy has confirmed that the large statue of a suited man blinded by his own flag and walking off a plinth is his work. It appeared in central London overnight.
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/04/30/blinded-by-the-f…
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web search NEUTRAL — Banksy confirms statue of man blinded by flag in London is his work. 7 hours ago.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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“The monument, which has Banksy’s name scrawled on the base, first appeared on Wednesday just off the central street of Pall Mall.”
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Two separate web search results confirm that the monument bears Banksy's name on the base and that it appeared off the central street of Pall Mall on Wednesday.
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web search NEUTRAL — The statue depicts a man marching with a flag that covers his face. It appeared in a section of London near statues of 19th-century British military and colonial figures.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/world/europe/banksy-londo…
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web search NEUTRAL — Street artist Banksy has confirmed a large statue that appeared in central London is his work. The sculpture - which bears his signature - depicts a suited man walking forward off a plinth while ...
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y9wlnwl85o
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web search NEUTRAL — The monument, which has Banksy's name scrawled on the base, first appeared on Wednesday just off the central street of Pall Mall. The man depicted is mounted on a plinth, with one leg striding off ...
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260430-banksy-confir…
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“The man depicted is mounted on a plinth, with one leg striding off it, and appears to be blindly stepping off the platform without knowing it, thanks to the flag enveloping his face.”
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Multiple web search results consistently describe the statue as depicting a man on a plinth, with one leg striding off it, and being blinded by a flag enveloping his face. This description is consistent across different reports.
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web search NEUTRAL — The man depicted is mounted on a plinth, with one leg striding off it, and appears to be blindly stepping off the platform without knowing it, thanks to the flag enveloping his face.
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260430-banksy-confir…
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web search NEUTRAL — A new statue appeared in central London yesterday, depicting a man walking off the end of a plinth. The figure is holding a flag pole, with the fabric covering his face.
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/04/30/blinded-by-the-f…
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web search NEUTRAL — The statue depicting a marching man blinded by a billowing flag is signed 'Banksy' at the base of the plinth. Photograph: Vuk Valcic/Zuma Press/Shutterstock.The sculpture depicts a man marching forwar…
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/apr/30/banksy-…
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““The artist revealed the unsolicited monument at some point in the early hours of yesterday,” a spokeswoman for Banksy said in a brief statement, as buzz grew about the new work in the British capital.”
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Two web search results confirm that a spokeswoman for Banksy stated the monument was revealed in the early hours of the previous day. One source also mentions the artist posted a video on Thursday, confirming the timing of the reveal.
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web search NEUTRAL — Banksy is a pseudonymous England-based street artist, political activist, and film director. He has never publicly confirmed his identity. Active since the 1990s, his satirical street art and subversi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banksy
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web search NEUTRAL — "The artist revealed the unsolicited monument at some point in the early hours of yesterday," a spokeswoman for Banksy told AFP in a brief statement, as buzz grew about the new work in the British cap…
https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/banksy-confirms-behind-new-l…
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web search NEUTRAL — Banksy's representatives told the BBC the statue was installed in the early hours of Wednesday, before the artist posted a video of it on his Instagram account on Thursday afternoon.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y9wlnwl85o
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““It is positioned on a traffic island in Pall Mall where Banksy said ‘there was a bit of a gap’.””
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Two web search results specifically state that the artwork is positioned on a traffic island in Pall Mall, confirming the location detail.
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web search NEUTRAL — To the south-west is The Mall, which leads towards Buckingham Palace via Admiralty Arch, while Whitehall is to the south and the Strand to the east.On 8 February 1886 (also known as "Black Monday"), p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trafalgar_Square
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web search NEUTRAL — The artwork is positioned on a traffic island in Pall Mall, in Westminster, one of London's most prestigious areas.The statue is near other monuments in the area, including the Crimean War Memorial, a…
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2026/04/30/banksy-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Experience the breathtaking Pall Mall sunrise in Aruba. Discover stunning views and vibrant mornings on this beautiful island.See more videos about Sunrise, Sunrise at The Beach, Summer in Turkey, Sel…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/pall-mall-aruba-sunrise
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“Banksy, whose real identity has not been officially confirmed, posted a video on his Instagram account showing its installation under the cover of darkness using heavy machinery.”
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While one source mentions Banksy posting a video of the installation (The Guardian), other sources describe the video showing the statue being towed or installed, but do not confirm that the installation was done using heavy machinery or that Banksy posted a video showing the *installation* process itself. The claim is technically true that a video was posted, but the specific details (heavy machinery, showing installation) are not consistently confirmed across multiple sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — A video Banksy posted on social media shows the statue being towed to Westminster in the dead of night, alongside shots of the nearby statue of Winston Churchill. In the clip, a man is asked his view …
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/apr/30/banksy-…
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web search NEUTRAL — A video posted on Instagram Thursday shows the overnight installation, and the piece now appearing among British war monuments at Waterloo Place, St. James's. The statue first drew onlookers on Wednes…
https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/banksy-statue-london-9…
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web search NEUTRAL — Monkey Wall Art Canvas Thinkinghttps://amzn.to/3DNexY8 (affiliate)Banksy You Are An Acceptable Level of Threat and if You Were Not You Would Know About it Ha...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqVXThss1z4
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