A painting by Banksy of a judge using a gavel to beat a helpless protester appeared on the walls of the Royal Courts of Justice before quickly being covered up by guards.
Banksy confirmed the artwork was his by posting a picture of it on Instagram on Monday morning. Local workers said security guards were in position in front of the artwork, which is thought to be a reference to pro-Palestine protests.
One, Matteo, said he passed by at 8.30am on Monday when the guards were trying to stop people from taking pictures. More staff then arrived with supplies to cover it up.
Great marketing and great promotion!
No better way to promote an image or idea than to try to publicly cover it up and stop people from seeing it.
If they had just left it alone, not said a thing, let the image stay up without protest and not say a thing about it … no one would have heard about it or cared.
Nice job Banksy, you’re doing the Lord’s work!
The idea no one would have heard about it is slightly laughable. It’s a Bansky, it’s going to get press however you treat it.
The Streisand Effect
The more you act on it and stop people from trying to see it … the more attention you draw to it.
Banksy is famous, I agree, but as soon as you put them on a headline saying that officials are trying to block the image, the more popular it becomes.