Banksy

2023 - 2 - 15

Post cover — Image courtesy of "The Guardian"

Banksy confirms mural highlighting violence against women is his ... (The Guardian)

The mural, painted on a wall in Margate, Kent, depicts a caricature image of a 1950s housewife, wearing yellow washing-up gloves and a blue apron, pushing her ...

One mural depicted a man resembling the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, being thrown to the floor during a judo match with a young boy, while another showed two children using a metal tank trap as a seesaw. The council said it would return “once it has been made safe”. The woman is shown to be smiling despite having a swollen eye and a missing tooth. It added: “We will be contacting the owner of the property to discuss the options to preserve the artwork for the district.” A statement read: “A fridge freezer which is believed to have been part of the installation has been removed by council operatives on the grounds of safety as it was on public land.” The artwork, called Valentine’s Day mascara, appears to be on the theme of violence against women and girls.

New Valentine's Day Mural by Banksy About Domestic Violence in ... (ARTnews)

A new Banksy mural dealing with domestic violence has appeared in the coastal British town of Margate.

[Dismaland](https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/aia-reviews/banksy-2-62038/) in 2015. A [UN Women’s report](https://data.unwomen.org/features/emerging-data-violence-against-women-confirm-shadow-pandemic) published in November 2021 called it a “shadow pandemic,” finding that “more than half of women surveyed reported that they or a woman they know experienced physical violence and verbal abuse since the onset of COVID-19.” [According to Isle of Thanet News](https://theisleofthanetnews.com/2023/02/14/margate-wall-painting-confirmed-as-piece-by-street-artist-banksy/), Banksy had previously visited the town of Margate in November 2013 to see the amusement park Dreamland after it shifted to public ownership. [confirmed the work was genuine on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/Coom0LDsfJf/), local workers from the Thanet district council took it apart by removing the chest freezer. “The fridge freezer is now in storage and will be returned once it has been made safe to the public. Banksy has 11.8 million followers on the social media platform. Only the man’s pant cuffs, black socks, and black dress shoes could be seen poking out of the appliance.

A Valentine's Day message from Banksy comments on violence ... (NPR)

The artwork appeared in Margate, a city in southeastern England, becoming the latest locale for a graffiti installation by one of the world's most famous living ...

The council added, "The fridge freezer is now in storage and will be returned once it has been made safe to the public. The original work had incorporated an actual freezer and a toppled chair, following Banksy's tradition of mixing everyday items with paint and other media. And that's where the title comes in: "Valentine's Day mascara," according to a It reportedly appeared on Monday; one day later, local officials dismantled parts of the tableau. The most-liked reply to Banksy's post reads: "Fighting violence used against women. She appears to be missing a tooth, and an eye is swollen shut.

Banksy Margate Valentine's Day artwork has piece removed within ... (BBC News)

A Banksy artwork that appeared in Margate has been dismantled by the local council hours after the elusive artist claimed the piece as his. · The mural shows a ...

Someone's priorities a little wrong me thinks." It's shocking what is in the pile. It was part of the art, they should be very happy because Margate could get bigger attention, positive attention. The statement added: "We will be contacting the owner of the property to discuss the options to preserve the artwork for the district." The council said the fridge freezer "is now in storage and will be returned once it has been made safe to the public". A statement from Thanet District Council added: "A fridge freezer which is believed to have been part of the installation has been removed by council operatives on the grounds of safety as it was on public land."

Banksy artwork highlighting domestic violence dismantled by local ... (New York Post)

A new artwork by British street artist Banksy highlighting domestic violence against women was partially dismantled by the local council that claimed it was ...

[the council said in a statement.](https://www.thanet.gov.uk/council-confirms-situation-regarding-banksy-artwork-in-margate/) “We will be contacting the owner of the property to discuss the options to preserve the artwork for the district.” “The fridge freezer is now in storage and will be returned once it has been made safe to the public,” The work, titled “Valentine’s Day massacre,” makes use of a real abandoned freezer that had been left on the adjoining property sometime before Banksy incorporated it into his mural.

Banksy's 'Valentine's day mascara' mural freezer removed (CNN)

The British street artist claimed responsibility for the mural, which shows a housewife with a swollen eye apparently pushing a man into an abandoned chest ...

When he woke up on Monday the mural was there. "The fridge freezer is now in storage and will be returned once it has been made safe to the public," the council said. Thanet District Council said the graffiti was on a wall of a privately owned property, but the freezer, which was believed to have been part of the installation, had been removed by council operatives on the grounds of safety as it was on public land.

Banksy unveiled Valentine's Day street art. A local council ... (The Washington Post)

The artwork depicts a woman with a swollen eye and broken teeth shoving her abuser into a freezer, which was removed by council workers in Margate over ...

A resident, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to talk candidly, “The fridge freezer is now in storage and will be returned once it has been made safe to the public. “It was part of the art, they should be very happy because Margate could get bigger attention, positive attention.” Banksy has not made any public comment on the dismantling of the artwork. Some 2.4 million adults in England and Wales experienced domestic abuse in the year ending March 2022, according to most recent government data. Thanet Council workers hauled away the large, white chest freezer that was central to the artwork, citing health and safety concerns. Drawings of his legs poke out of the other side. “A fridge freezer which is believed to have been part of the installation has been removed by council operatives on the grounds of safety as it was on public land,” Thanet Council said in a Typical takes them months to move anything or do any repairs normally,” another quipped. [Sarah Everard](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/couzens-everard-metropolitan-police-sentence-/2021/09/30/7b7eb7dc-2144-11ec-a8d9-0827a2a4b915_story.html?itid=lk_inline_manual_19) and [Sabina Nessa](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/09/23/sabina-nessa-teacher-murder-uk/?itid=lk_inline_manual_19), in recent years have also brought the issue to the fore and sparked international headlines. She also has a black eye, a bruised cheek and broken teeth. The apparent victim of domestic abuse appears to be tucking away her abuser into a real-life freezer positioned in front of the mural.