Suspected new Banksy artwork appears overnight in Central London

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Banksy piece has popped up overnight in Central London.Coming after several of his works popped up across London last summer, the piece contains familiar motifs for the elusive artist, and shows a girl in black and white clutching six gold balloons.

It was found sprayed onto a boarded-up public toilet in Farringdon’s Clerkenwell Green.A report from The Metro notes a sign was placed next to the display, saying it was “forbidden” to remove or tamper with it. “Verification of authenticity is currently being sought via the approximate channel, the Pest Control Office website, as it is correct procedure,” it reads.However, Banksy has yet to claim the work on his Instagram, as he has done with previous pieces, such as his London police box piece (as seen above), so it remains unclear whether the work is legitimate.Fresh new ‘Banksy’ artwork appears overnight in London park..Clerkenwell Green in Farringdon.

pic.twitter.com/f28AnsQLqw— Lily Ayres (@uriko53) April 4, 2025It follows the anonymous artist making headlines in recent months, with his ‘Crude Oil (Vettriano)’ painting – once owned by Blink 182‘s Mark Hoppus – selling for £4.3million at auction in March.Even more recently, footage of Banksy’s team in the process of creating an artwork was captured, caught on camera by a local Margate resident following the 2023 installation of ‘Valentines Day Mascara’.It shows a team of artists interacting with passers-by, with the video having been taken by the mother of a child who was being shown how to fly a drone by one of the artists.The woman did not realise the significance of what she was filming, but the video has now been revealed as part of the second season of BBC Radio 4’s The Banksy Story: When Banksy Comes To Town, which.