The Weird Sculpture by Banksy

The View From Here — 1 June 2026

Banksy statue — Credit: Author

Introduction

In the UK, we have a street artist, who goes by the name of Banksy. No one knows his real name. What we do know is that his art appears overnight, unexpectedly, out of nowhere.

The latest piece of art is actually a sculpture in Waterloo Place, central London. It’s a man wearing a suit walking forwards holding an enormous flag, part of which is blown across his face.

How in the world this was erected in the middle of the night with all the security around that area is anyone’s guess! Apparently, Banksy has a very professional crew supporting him and is likely to able to pull such a stunt off within minutes without being noticed by security before it’s too late.

Because of the audacity of it, this artwork was featured in the news, would you believe?

Security

Shortly after it was discovered, security put up barriers around it and, while we were visiting it, there was a security man on the side. Admittedly, he seemed rather relaxed, because no one was causing any trouble taking photos and looking at the strange statue.

He’s standing up against one of the bollards on the right of the picture, with the words SECURITY across the back of his…