Earlier today (September 8), the latest mural by Banksy was discovered in Londonwith the trademark work of the street artist found in Central London in the morning.
The piece painted on the building of the Royal Courts of Justice appears to show a person holding a blood-covered sign being attacked on the floor by a judge wielding a gavel. Banksy took to Instagram to claim ownership of the artwork today, with the caption simply reading: “Royal Courts of Justice. London.”
Credit: @banksy, via Instagram
According to several sources, the artwork was boarded up with plastic sheets & a metal barrier soon after it was discovered, and security guards were spotted standing beside the piece.
As with the majority of Banksy pieces that appear, there has been little explanation as to the meaning behind the piece. It does, though, follow a weekend where 890 people were arrested at a demonstration against the ban on showing support for Palestine Action, which was proscribed as a group under the Terrorism Act. This decision has since faced backlash, and many users replying to the post on Instagram have speculated that these arrests are what the Banksy artwork is commenting on.
This work marks the elusive street artist’s first work in the city since his series of nine animal artworks carried out across the same number of days in the summer of 2024. Banksy painted artworks, including a gorilla at London Zoo, piranhas on a City of London police box, a pair of pelicans at a chippy, and a howling wolf around the city. Later this month, a Banksy exhibition showing off more of the artist’s work will open in South Kensington.
