Street artist Banksy has painted a mural on Essex Road, London, depicting two young children saluting while another child raises a Tesco carrier bag on a flagpole.
Banksy’s preparatory Sketch for Essex Road (shown top) sold for £195,000 last month, at the artbid4ken auction to raise money for London mayor Ken Livingstone’s re-election campaign.
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Posted by Marcus Fairs
April 6th, 2008 at 12:12 am
It looks incredible.
April 6th, 2008 at 12:25 am
I adore Banksy’s work. Yet another piece which captures the culture of Britain with tongue cemented firmly into cheek. Love it.
April 6th, 2008 at 1:36 am
so true ..
April 6th, 2008 at 2:50 am
Long live Tesco.
April 6th, 2008 at 4:19 am
to me he is one of the best artist of this decade, i almost love ever piece of his.
right on banksy
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April 6th, 2008 at 4:21 am
what’s even more incredible is that people are lining up to have their photo taken saluting the trademark bag!
April 6th, 2008 at 4:29 am
looks wack
April 6th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
just what tesco needs - more advertising
April 6th, 2008 at 3:55 pm
In Tesco we trust.
April 6th, 2008 at 6:15 pm
Joseph… for God sake… it’s not about advertising Tesco… can you understand BANKSY work? The message is not about Tesco. Is much more than that.
Banksy messages’ are too real, too simple and too true…
I’ve no words to say how much i adore his work.
Wish i could afford a sketch of his art…
I hope no-one touchs (remove) the wall. He’s a street artist. Please leave it as it is.
April 7th, 2008 at 7:54 am
i would venture to guess there was some sarcasm in Joseph’s post, tom.
April 7th, 2008 at 9:46 am
excellent - now I have a reason to shop in Tesco - and get inspired…
April 7th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
pretty cool as theres been tesco’s oppening up all over the place round this area with about 2 in the last month!
April 7th, 2008 at 5:01 pm
maybe i got it too literally (although i don’t think so).
well… whatever…
April 7th, 2008 at 8:45 pm
every little helps?
April 7th, 2008 at 8:56 pm
easy tomtom.. its just paint on a wall.. haha.. just kidding .. banksy is a true artist through and through… not sure i love the whole selling of his walls idea.. but nevertheless.. one talented cat!
April 7th, 2008 at 10:11 pm
Boring…. next
April 8th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
I think Banksy is totally overrated and the fuss created around him and his work is just your typical capitalist art craze. The ironic branding theme is very apt. I also really hate what has been done to the graffiti. First someone covered it with Perspex and then probably thought that this would be a bit naff. So instead they have covered it now in clear lacquer, which gives the wall that lovely treacly discolouration and sheen. Very street!
April 8th, 2008 at 3:55 pm
I love his work. I find it really speaks about modern urban life…
April 8th, 2008 at 5:01 pm
ok Joseph… you really make me laugh now…
of course every little helps…
April 11th, 2008 at 4:38 pm
I think now Banksy has become as big as he is, his work is starting to lose meaning. having the walls ripped down and sold for thousands goes against everything his graffiti was about in the first place. I love it just as much as the next person but I wish everyone would stop goin on about it. I work in Shoredich and one of his murals has been covered up to protect it so I can’t even enjoy it for what it is anymore!
April 11th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
please leave banksy’s on the street, it’s public art and should stay thay way I miss John clesse on St Johns street it always made me laugh on my way to Tesco’s!!!!