One Nation Under CCTV
One Nation Under CCTV was a 2007 mural by graffiti artist Banksy on Newman Street in London. Painted on the wall of a building used by the Royal Mail, it depicted a child in a red hooded top painting the phrase, while being watched by a police officer and a dog. The mural was situated adjacent to a CCTV camera. In 2008, the Westminster City Council ordered the work's removal on the grounds that it was an unlicensed commercial. The mural was painted over in April 2009.
See also
- List of works by Banksy
- List of public art formerly in London
- Works by Banksy that have been damaged or destroyed
- Privacy
References
- ^ "Council orders Banksy art removal". BBC News. 24 October 2008. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ "Statement Issued from Graffiti Artist Banksy's Spokesperson - TIME". Time. 29 October 2008. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
Further reading
- Potter, Patrick (2012). "One Nation Under CCTV". In Shove, Gary (ed.). Banksy: You Are an Acceptable Level of Threat and If You Were Not You Would Know About It (Third ed.). Durham: Carpet Bombing Culture & Gingko Press. pp. 49–51. ISBN 978-1-908211-08-8.
External links
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