Solidarity with Ukraine (Banksy)

Series of Banksy street murals in Ukraine

Solidarity with Ukraine is an unofficial title often given to the series of Banksy street murals that appeared in Ukraine in November 2022.

Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square), Kyiv

## Background

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All of the murals in the series portray the reality of war and the suffering of the Ukrainian people. One image of a woman in a bathrobe wearing a gas mask was removed from the wall, believed to be in an attempt to sell and profit from Banksy's artwork.[1] Ukrainian media reported that the perpetrator could face up to 12 years in jail for the crime.[2]

## Artwork

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In total, Banksy was responsible for seven different artworks in the nation.[3] Among those:

* two children using a metal tank trap as a seesaw (Kyiv);
* a young boy throwing a man to the floor during a judo match; the man is seen as putin who’s known to have gone in for judo (Borodianka, a rural settlement in Kyiv Oblast);
* a gymnast doing a handstand (Borodianka);
* a woman in her dressing gown, hair in curlers, wearing a gas mask and holding a fire extinguisher (Hostomel, a rural settlement in Kyiv Oblast);
* another gymnast with a ribbon (Irpin, a city in Kyiv Oblast);
* an old bearded man taking a bath (Horenka, a village in Kyiv Oblast);
* the piece in which the artist used an existing phallic graffiti as a nuclear warhead loaded onto a Russian (marked with Z) armoured military truck (Kyiv).

Children of War and Judo Match were the most notable artworks.

## See also

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* List of works by Banksy

## References

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1. ^ Hernández, Javier C. (3 January 2023). "Activist who removed Banksy mural from Kyiv suburb could face prison, police say". The New York Times.
2. ^ Harding, Luke (5 January 2023). "'A volatile canvas': Banksy bequest in Ukraine's rubble leaves dilemma for preservers". The Guardian.
3. ^ "Banksy - Ukraine (November 2022)". Banksy YouTube. 17 November 2022.

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Works|

* Flower Thrower (1999)
* The Mild Mild West (1999)
* Pulp Fiction
* Gorilla in a Pink Mask
* Bombing Middle England
* Girl with Balloon (2002)
* Flying Copper (2003)
* Bomb Hugger (2003)
* Ballerina with Action Man Parts
* Corrupted Oil Jerry (2003)
* Parachuting Rat (2003)
* Space Girl and Bird (2003)
* Kissing Coppers (2004)
* Banksus Militus Ratus (2004)
* Untitled (2004)
* Fragile Silence
* The Drinker (2004)
* Flying Balloon Girl (2005)
* Peckham Rock (2005)
* Show Me the Monet (2005)
* Well Hung Lover (2006)
* Self Portrait
* One Nation Under CCTV (2008)
* Devolved Parliament (2009)
* Forgive Us Our Trespassing
* Follow Your Dreams (2010)
* Cardinal Sin (2011)
* Slave Labour (2012)
* Better Out Than In (2013)
* Girl with a Pierced Eardrum (2014)
* Art Buff (2014)
* Spy Booth (2014)
* The Son of a Migrant from Syria (2015)
* Civilian Drone Strike (2017)
* Love is in the Bin (2018)
* From this moment despair ends and tactics begin (2019)
* Valentine's Banksy (2020)
* Painting for Saints (2020)
* If You Don't Mask, You Don't Get (2020)
* Hula Hooping Girl (2020)
* A Great British Spraycation (2021)
* Solidarity with Ukraine (2022)
* Valentine's day mascara (2023)
* London animal series (2024)

Exhibitions|

* Turf War (2003)
* Barely Legal (2006)
* The Village Pet Store and Charcoal Grill (2008)
* Dismaland (2015)
* The Walled Off Hotel (2017)

Related|

* Think Tank (2003 album cover)
* Leake Street (2008)
* Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010 documentary)
* "MoneyBart" (2010 TV episode)
* The Antics Roadshow (2011 documentary)
* Banksy Does New York (2014 documentary)
* The Banksy Job (2016 documentary)

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