Banksy Strikes Again, With Nod to Basquiat

Roslyn Sulcas, The New York Times

[dropcap]LONDON[/dropcap] — People lining up at a ticket booth under a Ferris wheel. Police officers questioning a skeleton figure as his dog looks on. Two new Banksys have popped up at the Barbican Center here, authenticated on Sunday by the British graffiti artist on his Instagram account. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″]

The pieces, which refer to the work of the American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, appear to herald the start of a major exhibition of Basquiat’s work, opening on Thursday at the Barbican Center.

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