A mural depicting a hula-hooping girl that appeared outside a Nottingham beauty salon earlier this week has been claimed by Banksy. Taking to Instagram today to confirm the rumours, the world-famous graffiti artist says his next job “could be in bicycle repair”, noting the bike with its back wheel missing in front of the artwork.
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The artwork, outside Avi Hair & Beauty Salon in Rothesday Avenue, Nottingham, is thought to have gone up on Tuesday. The caption on Bansky’s Instagram post above references the widely ridiculed ‘Rethink. Reskill. Reboot’ Government poster featuring a ballerina named Fatima, suggesting she could retrain in ‘cyber’. The campaign was the subject of countless memes and spoofs online, and was described as “crass” by Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden, who claims it didn’t come from his department.
The bike definitely makes it and will just have to stay chained there forever #Banksy #Nottingham pic.twitter.com/RiH39WnsEe
— Clare Baxter (@Clare_Bax) October 17, 2020
Oh #Nottingham , never change ? #Banksy pic.twitter.com/blFI4zLxPq
— Neil Blake (@NMBLAKE) October 15, 2020
The battered hybrid bike is a crucial element of the mural behind it, as the girl appears to be using its missing tyre as a hula-hoop. Some have suggested the bike needs to be protected too as part of the artwork; which might need to be done sooner rather than later, as the saddle has already been stolen.
In an ironic twist, a screen put over the mural to protect it was also covered with graffiti just hours later.



















5 thoughts on “Banksy claims new artwork next to broken bike, and takes pop at Government ‘reskilling’ poster”
How has Bansky managed to
How has Bansky managed to remain anonymous for so long? It’s amazing really. Rumors have done the rounds that he’s Robert Del Naja of Massive Attack.
It’s been difficult, and I’ve
It’s been difficult, and I’ve had a few close calls, but so far so good!
Lukas wrote:
Also heard it was Neil Buchanan….
That was a really tough one,
That was a really tough one, to get that rumour going. Worth it though, got the heat of me for quite a while.??
Well, all the bike shops are
Well, all the bike shops are stacked out with a long wait for repairs. Not sure how long it takes to convert from dancing to mechanicing though.
Why has she got a collie dog on her head?