Banksy unveils new artwork depicting stargazing figures in London

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Elusive avenue artist Banksy appeared to verify Monday {that a} new mural in London, depicting two youngsters mendacity down and pointing up on the sky, is his newest work.

The artist posted two photographs of the art work on his official Instagram account Monday, hours after its look on a wall on the facet of a constructing in Bayswater, west London, sparked hypothesis over whether or not Banksy was behind it.

The black and white mural, painted above a storage, depicts two figures wearing winter hats and boots mendacity on the bottom. Certainly one of them is pointing a finger upward.

An an identical picture appeared on the foot of a tower in central London on Monday, however the graffiti artist didn't publish that model on his account.

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Whereas his work is usually crucial of presidency coverage on migration and conflict, the newest art work didn't appear to hold an overt political message.

In September, he made headlines with a mural exhibiting a decide holding a gavel looming over an unarmed protester holding a blood-splattered placard.

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