Latest Banksy Statue: Rebellion or Quiet Cooperation?
Banksy has spent years cultivating the image of the outsider. The elusive vandal-philosopher with a spray can, appearing in the night to mock politicians, consumerism, surveillance culture, and the general strange theatre of modern life. Yet here we are in 2026 discussing a Banksy statue that is being photographed politely by tourists while councils hover nearby trying not to look too pleased with themselves. Which, one suspects, is not quite how rebellious street art was supposed to end up.
In this episode of Mark and Pete, we ask the awkward question nobody in the art world seems especially…
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