The piece depicts Oscar Wilde escaping from Reading Gaol, his typewriter knotted to the sheets. Oscar Wilde had been incarcerated in Reading GAOL prison after being convicted of gross indecency in 1895. Wilde was sentenced to two years of forced labour.
The piece has not yet been confirmed by Banksy’s usual channels, but it appears to be authentic. Maybe Banksy’s next big project is a book?
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