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Banksy has unveiled his fifth animal-themed artwork of this week in London.
The artwork showing pelicans above a fish and chip shop appeared in Walthamstow today – and is the fifth Banksy artwork in five days to appear in the capital.
It comes after the anonymous street artist’s fourth piece, a wolf howling on a satellite dish, was removed on Thursday afternoon less than an hour after it was unveiled online by the anonymous street artist.
Local Labour MP Stella Creasy has praised the new work at Bonners Fish Bar in Northcote Road, which is in her constituency.
She said: “Walthamstow. Where even our chippy is just a bit cooler than everyone else’s.
“Even if this isn’t a Banksy it’s brill and the chips there are magic, though the owner’s on holiday at moment so you will have to wait to confirm that yourself.
“So thank you whoever added this bit of magic to our street art today.”
Bonner’s Fish Bar also shared their appreciation of the piece in an Instagram post, writing: “So proud to have a @banksy on the side of our shop! Thank you for choosing us, and Walthamstow to showcase your talent.”
The mural depicting the pelicans stealing fish from the shop’s sign, shows one bird stooping down to scoop one up, while another tosses one in the air.
The first piece of graffiti in Banksy’s new series, which was unveiled on Monday, is based near Kew Bridge in south-west London, shows a goat with rocks falling down below it, just above where a CCTV camera is pointed.
On Tuesday, the artist added another design to the collection: silhouettes of two elephants with their trunks stretched toward each other on the side of a building near Chelsea.
This was followed by a trio of monkeys looking as though they were swinging underneath a bridge over Brick Lane, near a vintage clothing shop in the popular east London market street, not far from Shoreditch High Street.
On Thursday, Banksy’s howling wolf artwork in Peckham, south-east London, was removed by three men.
A statement from the Metropolitan Police said: “We were called to reports of a stolen satellite dish containing artwork at 1.52pm on Thursday August 8 in Rye Lane, Peckham.
“There have been no arrests. Inquiries continue.”
A spokesperson for Banksy confirmed to the artist is neither connected to nor endorses the theft, and added that they have “no knowledge as to the dish’s current whereabouts”.
Another Peckham-based art piece created by Banksy was removed within an hour of it being confirmed as authentic in December 2023.
Witnesses saw the artwork, a stop sign covered with three aircraft said to resemble military drones, being removed by a man with bolt cutters.
The street artist faced criticism earlier this year from former Home secretary James Cleverly who said artwork he created for Glastonbury Festival was “trivialising” small boats crossings and “vile”.
The artist had confirmed he was the person behind an inflatable boat filled with migrant dummies which had been crowdsurfed at the music festival in June, during performances by Bristol indie punk band Idles and rapper Little Simz.
Additional reporting by Press Association.
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