Banksy is back with 9 new fiery murals in Paris
A load of new Banksy murals have popped up in Paris, France, in the past week.
The works — which are Banksy's first in the French capital — have been interpreted as "taking aim at Europe's migrant crisis and capitalism."
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One of the murals — of a veiled figure who appears to be mourning — was discovered on a street behind Le Bataclan concert hall, where a terrorist attack killed 89 people on Nov. 13 2015.
A new artwork attributed to street artist Banksy was discovered on a side street to the Bataclan concert hall.Credit: Chesnot/Getty Images
A woman views a recent artwork attributed to street artist Banksy.Credit: Chesnot/Getty ImagesAnother mural takes its inspiration from a 19th century painting by Jacques-Louis David of French emperor Napoleon wearing a red headscarf as he rode on horseback through the Alps.
Per the BBC, Banksy's interpretation is "seen as an apparent reference to France's 2010 ban on face coverings in public — most notably the niqab worn by Muslim women."
Credit: Chesnot/Getty ImagesIn the Sorbonne University area, another mural is believed to be a "tribute to the May 1968 student uprising."
Credit: Chesnot/Getty ImagesAnother mural — which has since been defaced with blue paint — appeared near a migrant centre which closed down
"Standing by a pile of blankets and a teddy bear, this young black girl painting over a swastika has been seen to reflect the growing numbers of refugees who are sleeping rough along the River Seine," according to the BBC.
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Also at the Sorbonne is this mural of a man offering a dog a bone after sawing off its leg. "This is seen as a dig at capitalism and greed in general," says the BBC.
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Three more murals featuring rats appeared near the Centre Pompidou, Montmartre, and the Eiffel Tower.
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