Banksy returns with new Valentine’s Day artwork highlighting domestic violence

Banksy shared the work on their Instagram page on Valentine's Day

Banksy has confirmed that a piece of artwork in Margate highlighting the issue of domestic violence does indeed belong to them.

The work, entitled 'Valentine's Day mascara' depicts a stereotypical 1950s housewife with a black eye and a missing tooth, closing the lid of a discarded freezer, with a pair of legs poking out from the other side. It appeared earlier this week along Grosvenor Place near Margate Fire Station, causing speculation that it was a piece belonging to the famous artist. The secretive stenciller has now confirmed that it is their work, by posting a picture of the art on their Instagram page on Tuesday (February 14). https://www.instagram.com/p/Coom0LDsfJf/ The title is a play on the infamous Saint Valentine's Day Massacre, when seven gang members and associates were killed at a Chicago garage on February 14, 1929. The Bristol-born artist is known across the world for their unique graffiti-style work seen from London to New York and even their hometown. But ever since coming onto the scene in the 1990s, the artist's identity has remained a secret, with even their gender still a mystery. Last year, a clip reemerged of a 2003 ITV interview with a man who claimed to be Banksy. If this was indeed the artist, this is thought to be the last time they appeared on camera. Related links:

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