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In Marseille, a shadow becomes art in Banksy's latest street mural


The lighthouse appeared overnight

At its center, stenciled in crisp white, are the words: “I want to be what you saw in me.”Banksy had struck again.On Friday, the elusive British street artist confirmed the work by posting two images on his official Instagram account — without caption or coordinates. Police later arrested two men on suspicion of theft and criminal damage.In March 2024, an environmentally themed work on a wall beside a tree in north London was splashed with paint, covered with plastic sheeting and fenced off within days of being created.Despite the fame — or infamy — at least in Marseille, not everyone walking past noticed it. In recent years, his works have appeared on war-ravaged buildings in Ukraine, in support of migrants crossing the Mediterranean and on walls condemning capitalism, Brexit, and police brutality.

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