BREXIT

Banksy's mural of a workman chiseling away at a star in the European Union flag appeared on the side of a building in Dover in May 2017.

This mural symbolizes Brexit, the departure of the UK from the EU, precisely at a contentious time for European politics: while the UK was undergoing a general election that could dictate their relationship with EU. On the other side of the Channel, only 80 km away, France was also deciding on its European future.

The mural had become a landmark in Dover, the ferry port that connects the UK with France. Tourists had often stopped to see the mural and take selfies with an original Banksy.

A few days later, Banksy published on his Instagram account his plans for the mural for the day of the Brexit…

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