1. Waterloo Place is a place where nothing ever happens. The gentlemen's clubs in the Pall Mall buildings turn the stroll under London's stately arcades into a diorama frozen in another era. Suddenly, however, this beautiful corner of Westminster has experienced an artistic jolt that is also a pertinent political critique of global reach. Banksy has placed one of his works which, instead of being a usual wall painting, is a sculpture with volume, with relief, and with a lot of depth. A man, in a tailored suit, blinded by his own flag, walks without realizing he will fall from the pedestal. The work is the perfect metaphor for the extreme right of national priorities which, with America for Americans, Spain for Spaniards, and so on, heads straight for a leap into the void. Wrapped up in nationalist causes, with eyes covered by hatred and selfishness, it leads us all towards the precipice. A small step for a fascist, but a step with nefarious consequences for humanity.

Banksy has done it again. The artist has confirmed through a video published on social media that the statue that has appeared in the last few hours in central London is his work. It is a sculpture erected on a pedestal that represents, on a natural scale, a man dressed as a politician holding a flag with his right hand that covers his face. The man walks with a firm step and is about to fall into the void. The statue was first seen this Wednesday, and within a few hours, the police surrounded it with metal fences.

The work of Banksy It never fails to provoke a reaction. The artist (or artists) behind that name creates stencil paintings brimming with social and political commentary, all from a position of anonymity. Their interventions appear on walls, streets, squares, and public spaces worldwide, and each work sparks social debate. Their career has taken them to Paris, New York, Bethlehem, London, and Bristol, the British city where they have left some of their most recognizable murals in the early hours of the morning. The themes are diverse: from critiques of war and social inequality to ironic graffiti about consumer society and politics.