Banksy's London Underground artwork scrubbed clean in compliance to anti-graffiti policy

London Underground has lived up to its conventional reputation and scrubbed clean Banksy's latest artwork that warned commuters about dangers of t wearing a facemask amid coronavirus pandemic. 

As per reports, Transport for London (TfL) authorities removed acclaimed street artist’s first artwork since end of lockdown within hours of his Instagram post wherein Banksy could be seen spray painting on a train in garb of a maintenance worker. 

Transport for London officials clarified that works were removed owing to a strict anti-graffiti policy but hoped to persue Banksy to redo mess for London Underground commuters in a 'suitable location'.

“We’d like to offer Banksy chance to do a new version of his mess for our customers in a suitable location,” transportation ncy said in a statement.

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"If you don't mask - you don't get"

Earlier on Tuesday, Banksy took to Instagram to uplo a short video that starts with "London Underground undergoes deep cleaning" written at bottom as artist walks through station security and boards a train.  

Disguised in a white boiler suit, masks, gloves and an orange jacket with “stay safe” on back, allusive artist was seen painting his iconic stencil rats -- one sneezing, one jumping down with a mask turned parachute and ar handing off a bottle of sanitiser -- in different corners of train before singing off his moniker. video also captures a confused looking commuter observing Banksy at work.   

video is accompanied by rock band Chumbawamba's 1997 hit song Tubthumping, with its opening lyrics tweaked in artwork to match pervasive mood and anunced artist's return to streets. Banksy painted "I get lockdown, but I get up again" on station wall and on inside of train's doors, coordinatedly captured in last bit of video. 

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Banksy's coronavirus artwork

Since coronavirus pandemic took world by storm, Banksy has posted about new rmal and it's lived reality a couple of times. In April, Banksy gave his 9.8 million Instagram followers a sneak peek into his work-from-home situation with his tremark stencil rats scampering around his bathroom. 

In May, Banksy donated his 'Game Changer' artwork to an NHS Hospital in a bid to hour health care workers. mochromatic piece showed a young boy playing with a nurse superhero figurine while discarded figures of batman and spiderman were seen in a bin at corner of canvas. hospital was quick to ackwledge Banky's intimate gesture of gratitude and dubbed artwork 'Painting for Saints'. As per reports, artwork was involved in an attempted burglary but was saved for being stolen. 

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