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On the 20th of June, Banksy commemorated World Refugee Day in one of their modern capitals, Paris. Addressing President Emmanuel Macron’s “get migrants off France’s streets and out of forest hideouts” campaign, the street artist has shared his opinions about the current political situation in the country.
The first piece depicts a girl painting over a swastika using a pink Victorian pattern. It definitely looks like a reference to the artist’s 2008 work called “Go Flock Yourself.” The mural criticizes the seemingly fascist French government’s migrant policies. The girl was found near the Porte de la Chapelle metro station, the site of Paris’s official refugee centre “La Bulle” until August 2017.
The second mural is Banksy’s interpretation of the iconic painting “Napoleon Crossing the Alps.” People think it mocks President Macron, blindly leading the country.
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