UK: Banksy creates artwork to support the statue of Edward Colston torn down in Bristol

As countries continue to witness flaring unrest and demonstrations against social and racial injustice, acclaimed ‘anymous’ street artist Banksy shared an artwork related to  statue of slave trer Edward Colston torn down in his birth town Bristol. On Instagram, Banksy displayed his support for Black Lives Matter movement by sharing a creative expression of statue roped and dragged, suggesting that empty plinth must be replaced with art.  

“What should we do with empty plinth in middle of Bristol?” Banksy questioned alongside his artistic piece that amassed over 800k likes. “Here’s an idea that caters for both those who miss Colston statue and those who don’t,” he ded.  elusive street artist n went on to explain, “We drag him out water, put him back on plinth, tie cable round his neck and commission some life-size bronze statues of protestors in act of pulling him down. Everyone happy. A famous day commemorated.” 

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Prior to artwork, anti-racism protesters on June 6 demonstrating “equality for all’ placards and calling against police brutality and use of excessive force against people of colour pulled down  statue of slave trer Edward Colston. Furr, y threw statue into harbour during second day of Black Lives Matter protests in UK. While UK’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson tweeted that protests h been "subverted by thuggery",  city's mayor called it "an affront" and that he felt  "sense of loss" after controversial bronze statue was vandalised.  

Banksy’s newly-designed sculpture posted to his Instagram account clearly depicted his support and strong opinion that  removal of slave statue wasn’t a criminal act, but liberation. As thousands of demonstrators gared in largely peaceful protests in cities across UK at weekend, including in Manchester, Wolverhampton, ttingham, Glasgow and Edinburgh, as early as last week Banksy lent support to movement with a piece of art and a stark mess, "People of Colour are being failed by system."  

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