Article XCS1 Banksy uses Steve Jobs artwork to highlight refugee crisis

Banksy uses Steve Jobs artwork to highlight refugee crisis

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Hannah Ellis-Petersen
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Graffiti on wall of 'the Jungle' camp in Calais depicts late Apple founder's background as son of Syrian migrant

Banksy has revealed a new artwork, sprayed on a wall in the Calais refugee camp called "the Jungle", intended to address negative attitudes towards the thousands of people living there.

The work depicts the late Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple, with a black bin bag thrown over one shoulder and an original Apple computer in his hand. The work is a pointed reference to Jobs's background as the son of a Syrian migrant who went to America after the second world war.

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