Give it to Banksy, he is the master of ironic juxtaposition. Trouble is, it’s one thing to be provacative and challenging as an outsider, it’s another to live with the output, i.e. the community is going to deal with the consequences of this kind of provocation. Could an image like this stir up enough hatred and anger to cause real physical violence? Hard to say because we’re not there to see what happens. Everything has a context, even street art.
Via Wooster.
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The piece was covered over and then removed entirely within a few days. It did spark some local discussion, but not a heck of a lot of appreciation (other than at the low-grade “OMG, a real Banksy here in Birmingham!!” level).