Crowds booed as a new Banksy artwork of a stretching cat on an empty, distressed billboard in north-west London was taken down just hours after being revealed. The street artist posted a photo of the design on his Instagram on Saturday without any caption, marking the sixth in a series of animal-themed artworks over the last week.

Crowds boo as sixth Banksy taken down just hours later

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Crowds booed as a new Banksy artwork of a stretching cat on an empty, distressed advertising billboard was removed in north-west London hours after it was revealed.The piece by the elusive street artist was dismantled by three men who said they were “hired” by a “contracting company” to take down the billboard for safety reasons.Located in Cricklewood, the artwork depicted a dark silhouette of a large cat with an upturned tail stretching out its body.The artwork is the sixth to be unveiled in London by the Bristol-based artist this week, in what appears to be a new animal-themed collection, after...

Crowds boo as sixth Banksy artwork of cat removed hours after being unveiled

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	Banksy has struck again, this time painting a big black cat stretching on a bare billboard in northeast London. However, it was removed only a few hours after being spotted on Saturday morning by a contractor who said he feared it would be stolen.A Fifth Banksy Mural, This One of Pelicans, Spotted in London




	The contractor, who gave his name as Marc to PA Media, said the billboard was earmarked to be torn down on August 12 so he was removing it in case someone “rips it down and leaves it unsafe.”




	“We’ll store that bit [the artwork] in our yard to...

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A Fifth Banksy Mural, This One of Pelicans, Spotted in London













	A fresh Banksy artwork of pelicans has appeared this morning in London, making it the fifth new work that the elusive street artist has unveiled this...

A Fifth Banksy Mural, This One of Pelicans, Spotted in London

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