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Banksy on Brexit: Artist claims responsibility for EU flag mural in Dover

The mysterious artwork appeared overnight near the Dover/Calais ferry terminal

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Banksy has confirmed the mysterious Dover-based mural featuring a European flag being chiselled by a workman is his.

The piece — which mysteriously appeared overnight on a building beside the A20, near Dover’s ferry terminal — features the artist's signature stencil work, depicting a monochrome worker removing one of the European flag’s 12 stars. 

The Independent received the confirmation from Banksy's representatives who also pointed us towards the artist's Instagram feed where new photos of the artwork are featured. 

 

Dover, England.

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The graffiti comes at a contentious time for European politics: the UK is currently undergoing a general election that will dictate how the country moves on with Brexit.

Meanwhile, pro-EU candidate Emmanuel Macron celebrated a crushing victory over his far-right nationalist opponent Marine Le Pen in the final round of France's Presidential elections. Dover is a major port for ferries to Calais, France, where Banksy’s work has previously appeared.

Inside Banksy's Dismaland

Inside Banksy's Dismaland

  • 1/13 A Look Inside Dismaland Bemusement Park

    "Seagull Attack" by Banksy sits near the entrance, proved to be a bit of a photo opportunity, a taxidermied seagull perches on the other side of the bench

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  • 2/13 A Look Inside Dismaland Bemusement Park

    The Bill Barminski - Cardboard security entrance, visitors must first get through security to enter the park. This can include being searched, emptying bags and even being instructed to touch your toes.

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  • 3/13 A Look Inside Dismaland Bemusement Park

    Dismaland opened to the general public this weekend and everyone seems to be talking about it. Many have speculated whether long queues and website crashing issues are purposeful in order to make Dismaland that little bit more dismal.

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    The Bill Barminski - Cardboard security entrance, visitors must first get through security to enter the park. This can include being searched, emptying bags and even being instructed to touch your toes.

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  • 5/13 A Look Inside Dismaland Bemusement Park

    Visitors are handed their very own guide to the park inside, featuring the names of the installations and show-times. On the front it brands Dismaland "the UK's most disappointing visitor attraction".

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  • 6/13 A Look Inside Dismaland Bemusement Park

    An overview of the park, set on the former site of Tropicana. Tropicana was closed in the 1990's and since then has had rumours of regeneration. The exhibition will be the first major event on site since its heyday as a seaside attraction.

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  • 7/13 A Look Inside Dismaland Bemusement Park

    "Topple the anvil and win the anvil" - just one of the many disappointing games visitors can try their hand at.

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  • 8/13 A Look Inside Dismaland Bemusement Park

    "What its really like to be a princess" the scene of Cinderella hanging lifeless outside her pumpkin carriage as paparazzi surround it inside the castle in the center of the park. A dark reference to the death of Princess Diana.

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  • 9/13 A Look Inside Dismaland Bemusement Park

    Mushroom Cloud made of Cotton by Artist Dietrich Wegner

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  • 10/13 A Look Inside Dismaland Bemusement Park

    A twist on theme park boating games the white cliffs of dover provide a backdrop to boats of migrants and faceless bodies float in the black water.

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  • 11/13 A Look Inside Dismaland Bemusement Park

    "Killer Whale jumping from a toilet" a piece by Banksy as a reference to the treatment of orca's in seaworld parks.

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  • 12/13 A Look Inside Dismaland Bemusement Park

    In classic Banksy style he applies his stencilling technique to a mural named "woman showering" when talking about the exhibition Banksy declared that he was aiming for something very different to street art.

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  • 13/13 A Look Inside Dismaland Bemusement Park

    Another piece by banksy looms above a lake referencing Jeffrey Archer

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The Bristol-based artist’s most recent project includes a Bethlehem-based hotel that’s decorated like English gentlemen’s club. The hotel marked Banksy's first major installation since Dismaland, the temporary theme park that appeared in 2015 at Weston-super-Mare.

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