Banksy's reinterpretation of the painting Bonaparte crossing the Great Saint Bernard
They showed up a week ago on June 20 , coinciding with the World Refugee Day. Several graffiti reached the streets of Paris giving rise to rumors and speculation about an authorship that was attributed to ** Banksy .**
The artist opted for silence until a few hours ago, when he confirmed that he was behind them with the publication of several images on his Instagram account.
Banksy uses Paris as a canvas
Porte de la Chapelle and its refugee reception centre, the Sorbonne University, the Pompidou Museum or the area around the Eiffel Tower are just some of the places chosen by Banksy to give away his scathing art and, incidentally, a little jolt of conscience before the inconsistencies that we sometimes lead as a society.
The one that has generated the most expectation due to its location, next to a refugee reception center , and for the reason, a girl covering a swastika with drawings, It is a clear criticism of the action (or the lack of it) of many European countries in the face of the migratory crisis that the old continent is experiencing.
Among the new graffiti, there is also space for honor May 68 which this year celebrates its 50th anniversary. To do this, he has used one of his already famous rats and the following legend: "Fifty years since the Paris riots of '68. The birth of modern template art."
Banksy draws irony in this intervention at the Sorbonne University. A dog, whose leg has just been amputated with a saw, is impatiently waiting for a bone to eat.
The artist titles on his Instagram account Liberté, Egalité, Cable TV his reinterpretation of the painting Bonaparte crossing the Great Saint Bernard Jacques-Louis David.