Banksy Maid Artwork Appears In Camden

Banksy Meets the People

Banksy, the celebrated British street artist, apparently just added his first new work in New York in five years. But it's missing something . . .

Jim Dyson/Getty Images
Published March 19, 2018
Published 5 months ago
Banksy's newest street painting appeared recently on a former bank building in New York City. The rat running inside a clock, hamster-style, offers cagey commentary on New York's rat race, capitalism, and perhaps on the banking industry facing a ticking clock — the building itself is slated for demolition. But as the clock is high above street level, it's also missing something: the serendipitous interactions with passersby who become part of Banksy's art. ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty Images Banksy's newest street painting appeared recently on a former bank building in New York City. The rat running inside a clock, hamster-style, offers cagey commentary on New York's rat race, capitalism, and perhaps on the banking industry facing a ticking clock — the building itself is slated for demolition. But as the clock is high above street level, it's also missing something: the serendipitous interactions with passersby who become part of Banksy's art. White Dove in the West Bank David Silverman/Getty Images White Dove in the West Bank Steve Jobs as Migrant in Calais, France PHILIPPE HUGUEN/AFP/Getty Images Steve Jobs as Migrant in Calais, France Dog Days in New York City EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images Dog Days in New York City Searching Basquiat in London Robert Alexander/Getty Images Searching Basquiat in London Soldier and Donkey in London (Originally Appeared in the West Bank) NIKLAS HALLE'N/AFP/Getty Images Soldier and Donkey in London (Originally Appeared in the West Bank) Child, Suitcase, Vulture in Calais, France PHILIPPE HUGUEN/AFP/Getty Images Child, Suitcase, Vulture in Calais, France Art vs. iPhone, London CARL DE SOUZA/AFP/Getty Images Art vs. iPhone, London "Let Them Eat Crack" in New York Wesley Johnson - PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images "Let Them Eat Crack" in New York Listening in Gloucestershire, England Matt Cardy/Getty Images Listening in Gloucestershire, England Les Mis Amid Tear Gas in London Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Les Mis Amid Tear Gas in London Kitty With a Bow in Beit Hanoun, Gaza Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Kitty With a Bow in Beit Hanoun, Gaza
news culture
Sign up for our Newsletter Privacy policy

Take a Look

Food for Thought ... and Nothing Else