Banksy Is Believed To Be Behind Eavesdropping Mural Near British Spy HQ

Banksy Is Believed To Be Behind Eavesdropping Mural Near British Spy HQ

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April 14, 2014 1:08 PM ET
Suspected Banksy artwork appears on the side of a house, depicting government agents spying on a phone box near GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters) in Gloucestershire, England, Sunday.

A telephone box near Britain's Government Communications Headquarters is now bracketed with a trio of snoops, after a mural was added to a nearby wall this weekend. The art is believed to be the work of Banksy, who often uses public spaces as his canvas.

The mural was painted around the telephone box to create the image of three trenchcoat-clad men wearing sunglasses, holding microphones and other surveillance gear. A dark streak of paint rises above them, linking their scene with a satellite dish that's anchored on the side of the house.
Cara Tabachnick's family owns the East Williamsburg building that Banksy chose as the canvas for one of his latest works. They installed a metal gate and commissioned a guard to protect the art from vandalism or removal.

The art was created about 3 miles from the massive offices of British intelligence agency GCHQ, according to . It's on the side of a house where Karen Smith lives, across the street from a pub.

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