Posted on 09/13/2024 11:51:21 AM PDT by nickcarraway
One of British street artist Banksy's best-known paintings, "Girl with Balloon", has been found after its theft from a London gallery last week with two men charged, police said on Friday.
The work features a young girl reaching for a red heart-shaped balloon and there are several murals depicting the same image in London and elsewhere.
The painting was the only item stolen on Sept. 8, police said, adding it would be returned to the gallery.
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I thought this was the one he had shredded...
I’m surprised Banksy hasn’t been arrested - not for graffiti, per se, but because he portrayed a white girl, which as you know, is white supremist hate speech and an example of systemic racism. And the red balloon, well, that’s MAGA adjacent.
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The local library had a copy of The Red Ballon and they showed it numerous times . It is a good film. 👍✅
LOVE Banksy. Brilliant artist with a magnificent sense of humor who tries to make the world a better and happier place.
Giuseppe Arcimboldo - Spirit of Florence
https://youtu.be/X8JsKIWNSFw
Maybe there were versions of it.
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