Banksy unveils seventh London artwork
The enigmatic artist Banksy has revealed his seventh new artwork in London within a week, confirming that he painted a group of swimming piranhas on a City of London Police sentry box, Kazinform News Agency correspondent reports.
The artwork transformed the glass-fronted box near St. Paul's Cathedral—into what appears to be an aquarium.
Crowds gathered throughout the day to capture photos of the piranhas until barriers were put up to prevent people from entering the sentry box.
Unlike his previous works this week, which mostly consisted of stencils, this artwork is a detailed painting that seems to have been created with translucent spray paint.
The City of London Police acknowledged the "criminal damage" to the police box and are collaborating with the City of London Corporation, which owns the box, to determine the best way to preserve the artwork.
A corporation worker was seen earlier in the day setting up barriers around the box and advising onlookers to stay off the road. A spokesperson stated, "We are currently working through options to preserve the artwork."
The sentry box is one of many installed in the 1990s for police officers to monitor traffic.
This latest piece follows six other animal-themed works that have surfaced across the capital in the past week, featuring a goat, monkeys, elephants, a wolf, pelicans, and a cat. However, not all of these works have survived intact. Three of them have been removed, damaged, or stolen.
Banksy confirmed each artwork by posting it on his Instagram page.
