Sneezing rat in a subway car

It was Banksy's new graffiti about the coronavirus pandemic (it has already been erased 😭)

Anonymous street artist Banksy drew a new graffiti dedicated to the coronavirus pandemic. These are several of his trademark rats, one of which is sneezing, and the second is flying on the elastic bands of a medical mask, like on a parachute. The work appeared in the London Underground, where it is forbidden to ride without masks. She was taken as a call from the artist not to neglect masks.

Banksy posted on Instagram a video of himself painting graffiti. The artist entered the subway in a protective suit, mask and goggles. He posed as a subway worker who disinfects. There was blue paint in his disinfectant canister, and he painted rats with stencils. Banksy's work was watched by a few subway passengers.

The video ends with a clip from the song Tubthumping by the British rock band Chumbawamba. On the wall behind the subway car and on the door of the car, the artist wrote the most recognizable line of this track, slightly changing it - from "I get knocked down, but I get up again" ("I get knocked down, but I get up again") to "I get lockdown, but I get up again” (“I am isolated, but I get up again”). Nearby, he depicted two rats separated by the doors of the car.

Updated . London public transport operator Transport for London (TfL) said Banksy's work was removed a few days ago as TfL fights graffiti. “We would like to invite Banksy to make a new version of his work in a suitable location,” TfL said.

This is not Banksy's first work on the coronavirus pandemic. In April, he drew a picture of rats making a mess in his bathroom and captioned the piece: "My wife hates it when I work from home." And in May, he portrayed a boy with a nurse doll in the pose of Superman in a hospital in Southampton.