London authorities have placed safety barriers around Banksy’s new ‘Blind Patriotism’ statue and confirmed there are no plans to remove it. The sculpture, depicting a man blinded by a flag, was installed overnight in Waterloo Place and later claimed ...

Elusive artist Banksy has claimed a new sculpture in central London of a man striding off a plinth with their face smothered by a billowing flag. The sculpture is on a plinth in Waterloo Place, just

The mocking of authority smacks of Banksy and, indeed, the artist's name is at the base of the plinth. However, he has yet to claim ownership of the work, and it could have been chalked on by someone else.

Banksy has confirmed authorship of a new statue in Waterloo Place, central London, depicting a suited man blinded by a flag and stepping off a plinth. Installed overnight without prior notice, the work has been widely interpreted as a critique of blind ...