Published 1 year ago

Valentine's Day mascara: Banksy's powerful mural against domestic abuse

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Banksy has confirmed a new artwork in Margate, Kent, which depicts a 1950s housewife pushing her husband into a freezer while wearing yellow washing-up gloves and a blue apron. The woman is shown to be smiling despite having a swollen eye and a missing tooth.

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BBC News

Banksy Margate Valentine's Day artwork has piece removed within hours

A part of the artwork, a fridge freezer, will return "once it has been made safe", a council says.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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News18 India

Banksy Unveils New 'Valentine's Day Mascara' Artwork

The mural, which has appeared in Margate in southeast England, depicts a 1950s-style housewife with a swollen eye and a missing tooth seemingly shoving her male partner into a chest freezer.

1 year ago·India

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The Guardian

Council removes part of Banksy domestic violence artwork

Council removes broken freezer that formed part of work that artist confirmed was genuine

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Independent

New Banksy mural appears in Margate for Valentine’s Day

Margate is the home of Banksy's latest artwork, a piece titled 'Valentine’s day mascara,' that popped up this morning. The artist confirmed speculation that he was the man behind the graffiti art by sharing photographs on his socials. This video shows the street art that has, in true Banksy style, been painted on a white brick wall - reportedly near Grosvenor Place. It depicts a 50s housewife with a chipped tooth and swollen eye smiling as sh…

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Banksy's 'Valentine's day mascara' mural freezer removed by council

British street artist Banksy confirmed a new mural showing a 1950s housewife with a swollen eye apparently pushing a man into an abandoned chest freezer was his work early on Valentine's Day, just hours before the appliance was removed.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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