A statue of a man holding a flag covering his face, and signed ‘Banksy’, which has appeared in Waterloo Place in London, Thursday, April 30, 2026. Kin Cheung/AP
Kin Cheung/AP
A statue that was erected mysteriously in central London early Wednesday has been confirmed as the work of the mischievous, often politically oriented artist Banksy.
The statue depicts a man in a suit hoisting a large flag.The flag’s cloth covers the man’s face, however, and
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