The internet started buzzing around 5 pm on 29 April, when the first pictures appeared of a new statue right in the colonial centre of London. The day after, around noon, Banksy confirmed the statue as his work on his Instagram.
It’s a brilliant piece. The history books will probably consider it a masterpiece of political art. The style connects to the other statues in the same area, featuring battles and kings on horseback. One interpretation could be “Blinded by Nationalism,” which is indeed a contemporary theme in the USA and in other countries around the world.
Photos: http://www.banksy.co.uk
The location is absolutely stellar, at the intersection of Waterloo Place and Pall Mall, just a few hundred meters from Downing Street, Buckingham Palace, and the Parliament – right in the epicentre of where the British Empire was once governed.
Banksy unofficial 