How the graffiti artist Banksy is illustrating the pandemic - The street artist Banksy supports a rescue ship in the Mediterranean, sailing under a German flag. The artist financed the MV Louise Michel, named after a French anarchist, and decorated the vessel, showing a girl wearing a life jacket and a heart-shaped life ring. - Louise Michel/dpa
It might be on the wall of an old barbershop, or in the subway: Banksy's pictures appear suddenly, overnight, as if by magic. Works by the famously mysterious British street artist can often be found in unexpected - even unpromising - places. His recent works focus on the pandemic, with its heroes and victims. More people have died of the novel coronavirus in Britain than in any other country in Europe. British media recently published images of his latest work, which appeared on the wall of a Bristol home. It depicts an elderly lady who sneezes so hard that her false teeth fly from her mouth....
