One Nation Under CCTV

One Nation Under CCTV
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ArtistBanksy
TypeMural
MediumPaint
LocationLondon, United Kingdom
Coordinates51°31′02″N 0°08′07″W / 51.5172°N 0.1352°W / 51.5172; -0.1352

One Nation Under CCTV was a 2007 mural by graffiti artist Banksy on Newman Street in London. Painted on the wall of a building used by the Royal Mail, it depicted a child in a red hooded top painting the phrase, while being watched by a police officer and a dog. The mural was situated adjacent to a CCTV camera. In 2008, the Westminster City Council ordered the work's removal[1] on the grounds that it was an unlicensed commercial.[2] The mural was painted over in April 2009.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Council orders Banksy art removal". BBC News. 24 October 2008. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Statement Issued from Graffiti Artist Banksy's Spokesperson - TIME". Time. 29 October 2008. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.

Further reading

  • Potter, Patrick (2012). "One Nation Under CCTV". In Shove, Gary (ed.). Banksy: You Are an Acceptable Level of Threat and If You Were Not You Would Know About It (Third ed.). Durham: Carpet Bombing Culture & Gingko Press. pp. 49–51. ISBN 978-1-908211-08-8.
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