Banksy creates mask-themed work on London Underground
by Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent from on (#55PSR)
Coronavirus-inspired stencils on tube train feature rats with surgical face masks and hand sanitiser
Banksy has entered the mask debate with his latest typically playful work: a series of stencils on the London Underground that feature his trademark rats struggling to come to terms with surgical masks.
In a video posted on his Instagram page, the street artist is seen entering an underground train carriage while dressed as a member of the cleanup crew before stencilling the rats, which are depicted as using the masks as parachutes and dispensing hand sanitiser.
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