A man has been arrested after the theft of a Banksy work of art in London. The Metropolitan Police announced this on Saturday, the British public broadcaster ‘BBC’ reported. The work, a stop sign with three drones on it, disappeared less than an hour after it was installed in the Peckham area of south London on Friday.
Banksy, whose identity is still unknown after years, posted a photo of the artwork on Instagram on Friday. Shortly afterwards, two unknown men removed the carved stop sign from the post and fled with it. Everything was filmed by bystanders. According to an estimate by a gallery owner, the work could be worth half a million pounds (576,000 euros), writes the BBC.
The police have now installed another stop sign so that traffic is not disrupted. A local artist has placed a stop sign underneath and recreated Banksy’s art. “Art is for everyone,” she said.
Banksy’s followers on Instagram interpret his latest work as a call for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. The anonymous street artist, political activist and painter from the United Kingdom keeps his true identity secret. His artworks are usually located on public walls and buildings, and are known for their satirical and political messages.
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