Banksy Unveils New Rhino Mural as 8th Art Piece in His Animal-Themed Collection That Has Popped Up Across London

Mar. 15, 2025

Banksy unveils his new rhino artwork on Aug. 12, 2024.Photo:Banksy/Instagram

Banksy/Instagram

Street artistBanksyhas revealed the eighth piece in his animal-themed art collection in London.

On Monday, Aug. 12, Banksy posted hismural on Instagram, which shows a rhinoceros designed to look as if it is stepping on top of an old silver Nissan that has a traffic cone on the hood to resemble the wild animal.

The artwork joins theanonymous painter’s previous works — featuring monkeys, elephants, piranhas and more — scattered throughout the city.

The new mural is on the side of a building in Westmoor Street in southeast London, according toSky News, which also reported that workers found the artwork when they arrived on site.

“Love it. What a clever piece of work,” one person wrote about the rhino mural. “They just get better,” another said.

Animal organizations are praising the new painting with the International Rhino Foundation writing, “We may be biased but this is definitely our favorite Banksy,” and the UK-based charity Helping Rhinos saying, “So clever! Definitely our favourite, but that’s probably not surprising.”

Prior to the rhino artwork, Banksypainteda piranha piece on a bright blue City of London police box. A spokesperson for the government agency said they are looking into ways to “preserve” the art piece, perThe Guardian.

Next, hepainteda wolf howling on a satellite dish that resembled a full moon. The piece has been removed, withThe Guardianstating it was taken off the roof of the building less than an hour after it was uncovered.

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The fifth painting was on a fish bar anddepictedtwo pelicans eating fish, one of which came from the store’s logo. The traditional fish and chips shoppostedon social media about the street art, writing, “So proud to have a @banksy on the side of our shop! Thank you for choosing us, and Walthamstow to showcase your talent.”

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Banksy has been sharing photos of the artwork daily on Instagram without captions or details on the location. Many have speculated over the meaning of the pieces and how many there will be in total.

source: people.com