The work depicts a goat painted on a ledge as rocks fall beneath its feet. It’s painted on the side of a building in the Kew neighborhood of west London.
The Instagram post shows a functioning security camera facing the goat though it has since been turned, according to the BBC.
The anonymous and elusive street artist and political activist did not write a caption on the Instagram post, leaving the work up to interpretation.
Local residents told the BBC that they were happy to have the piece in the neighborhood.
“I think it’s incredible − we hope it stays here,” Malcom Taylor told the British broadcaster.
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A mural depicting a goat, purportedly by the street artist Bansky, is pictured on August 5, 2024 in the Richmond borough of London, England. The elusive artist shared a picture of the artwork on his Instagram account earlier today.
People view a new artwork by the British artist Banksy, in Kew, west London, Britain, August 5, 2024.
A person cycles near a new artwork by the British artist Banksy, in Kew, west London, Britain, August 5, 2024.
A woman gestures near a mural depicting a goat, purportedly by the street artist Bansky, on Aug. 5, 2024 in the Richmond borough of London, England.
A photograph taken on Aug. 5, 2024 shows a pedestrian taking a photograph of a Banksy artwork, depicting a mountain goat and falling rubble at the top of a pillar, on the side of a building in Kew Gardens, west London.
A person views a new artwork by the British artist Banksy, in Kew, west London, Britain, August 5, 2024.
A photograph taken on Aug. 5, 2024 shows a pedestrian looking at a Banksy artwork, depicting a mountain goat and falling rubble at the top of a pillar, on the side of a building in Kew Gardens, west London. The artist confirmed the work to be theirs after posting an image of it on the social media app Instagram.
