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anonymous flag-bearer by banksy walks among london's historic monuments

designboom | architecture & design magazine·thomai tsimpou I designboom·about 1 month ago
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banksy’s faceless marcher lands in london’s monument corridor A new sculpture by Banksy has appeared overnight in London’s St. James’s district, inserting a stark contemporary figure into one of the capital’s most historically charged public spaces. Installed on Waterloo Place among memorials to imperial and military history, the work depicts a suited man striding forward while holding a large flag that folds over and obscures his face entirely. The blackened figure stands atop a stone plinth marked simply with the artist’s name. all images courtesy of Banksy between protest and monument Positioned near statues of Edward VII, Florence Nightingale, and the Crimean War Memorial, the sculpture introduces a noticeably different kind of monument into the ceremonial route linking Trafalgar Square to Buckingham Palace. The anonymous marcher appears suspended between protest, resistance, and disappearance.…

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