Two street artists claim responsibility for hoax Banksy in Glasgow

Conzo Throb and Ciaran Globel say they created drumming rodent to highlight hypocritical attitudes to graffiti

A pair of street artists have claimed responsibility for the hoax Banksy that appeared in Glasgow city centre last week, saying the reaction to their drumming rodent highlights the hypocrisy of council and public attitudes to graffiti.

Conzo Throb and Ciaran Globel explained in a series of Instagram posts how they painted the image of a rat - a typical motif of the anonymous street artist whose first solo exhibition in 14 years, Cut and Run, has just opened at the Gallery of Modern Art - in a nearby alleyway and watched as social media rumours took hold, resulting in blanket media coverage and the eventual painting over of their work by Glasgow city council.