Banksy at the British Museum

The British Museum presents a piece by the artist Banksy, famous for its street murals, in an exhibition that explores the idea that the questioning of authority, dissidence, and objection, in general, are an integral part of what makes us human.

The exhibition ‘I Oppose: Ian Hislop’ in search of dissent, sponsored by the financial group Citi, arises from an invitation made by the British Museum to the journalist and satirist Ian Hislop to select a series of objects to explore the idea of dissension, subversion and satire.

Through a hundred objects, the exhibition reveals that people have always challenged orthodox opinions in order to arouse change. One of the more than 100 objects that stands out is the piece by Banksy known as ‘The Rock of Peckham’, painted on a piece of cement, which is passed through a rock painting.

The piece shows a hunting animal and a person from the prehistoric era pushing a supermarket cart. Banksy installed the piece without permission in the British Museum in 2005, labeled with a false museum record, where he stayed for three days without anyone noticing that something was wrong, until a publication on the artist’s website shared a clue to that her fans will find her in the room.

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