Global graffiti: Banksy’s art around the world

Global graffiti: Banksy’s art around the world - Banksy’s back. That’s right, the infamous graffiti artist has struck once again. He’s shared a new artwork on the streets of Paris. The artwork apparently appeared on World Refugee Day on June 20, aptly referencing the migrant crisis. Take a look at some of his other pieces from around the world.

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San Francisco, California - Some works by Banksy popped up around San Francisco back in 2010. Here’s a couple sitting next to a piece with the words “This’ll look nice when it’s framed”.

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San Francisco, California - This piece seems to refer to the colonisation of America, which was originally inhabited by Native Americans.

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San Francisco, California - This work appeared in Chinatown, San Francisco.

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West Bank - In August 2005, art started appearing on Israel’s West Bank barrier in Ramallah.

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West Bank - Two years later, more work popped up on the barrier.

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Bethlehem - Last year, Banksy took his political art to new heights with an ambitious new project. He created the Walled Off Hotel, a building in Bethlehem, West Bank. It still functions as a real hotel and art gallery.

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Los Angeles, California - In 2006, Banksy opened his ‘Barely Legal’ exhibition in Los Angeles, California.

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Los Angeles, California - The exhibition featured a sprawling collection of Banksy’s work.

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Los Angeles, California - The most controversial artwork in the exhibition featured a live animal. Banksy had a real elephant painted to look like wallpaper, which was criticised by the media.

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New York City, New York - New York and graffiti go way back. So it makes sense that Banksy loves the city. Earlier this year, he created an artwork that focused on Zehra Dogan. The Turkish artist was jailed for almost three years for their work.

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New York City, New York - In October 2013, Banksy created a series of art over one month in New York.

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New York City, New York - This humorous work was another addition to Banksy’s month-long graffiti series.

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New York City, New York - Banksy’s work was even auctioned at New York’s Gagosian Gallery back in 2008.

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New Orleans, Louisiana - In 2008, Banksy shared a new collection of artworks across New Orleans. The pieces marked the three year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.

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New Orleans, Louisiana - This simple stencil was sprayed onto an abandoned home.

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New Orleans, Louisiana - Meanwhile, this artwork depicted Abraham Lincoln in a negative light.

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Miami, Florida - In 2014, Banksy’s work was auctioned off at the LMNT gallery in Miami. Here is Banksy’s infamous work, ‘Kissing Coppers’.

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Miami, Florida - This work is titled ‘Crazy Horse Car Door’. We’re not entirely sure if there’s a connection to Neil Young and Crazy Horse.

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Miami, Florida - 50 other pieces of art were auctioned off at the same time, including works by Kenny Scharf and Jean-Michel Basquiat.

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Melbourne, Australia - In 2016, Banksy’s work was exhibited at Federation Square in Melbourne, Australia.

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Melbourne, Australia - The exhibition featured many Banksy works, some from his early days in Bristol.

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Melbourne, Australia - Here we can see some Andy Warhol-inspired work adorning the walls.

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Glastonbury Festival - Banksy has hit up Glastonbury Festival for years, sneaking his art into the famous music festival. This piece dates back to 2014.

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Glastonbury Festival - This installation recreates Stonehenge with portable toilets. It was seen at the festival in 2007.

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Glastonbury Festival - As you can see, the installation proved to be a cool hangout point for festival goers.

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Glasgow, Scotland - Banksy’s art was spotted at the Glasgow Art Fair in 2010.

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Dismaland - Perhaps Banksy’s most ambitious project was Dismaland. The huge exhibition opened in 2015.

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Dismaland - The work parodied Disneyland, using cynical imagery to trick the public into a miserable time.

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Dismaland - Dismaland was open for five weeks at the Tropicana site at Weston-Super-Mare.

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