New Banksy showing judge hitting protester with gavel appears on High Court

A new Banksy artwork has appeared outside the High Court in London.

The black and white graffiti, appearing to depict a judge wielding a gavel, attacking someone on the floor, has been covered by the council.

Photographs from the scene show the person on the ground is holding a blank sign covered in blood.

Banksy confirmed the artwork is his on his Instagram, simply captioning ig: ‘Royal Courts of Justice. London’

Joe Syer, the founder of MyArtBroker, a Banksy brokerage, told Metro that the piece is very much in keeping with the elusive artist’s provocative style.

Many of his murals twist and poke fun at authority figures, like in Rude Copper to Queen Victoria.

Syer added: ‘What makes it so powerful is the way it deliberately unsettles our cultural assumptions about figures of power.

‘At a moment when questions of protest and free speech are dominating headlines, this work feels both timely and provocative – a reminder of how Banksy uses street art to distil complex issues into images that resonate globally.’

Westminster Council has been approached for comment.

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