# Banksy confirmed on Thursday he was behind a large statue depicting a man carrying a flag that has blown into his face on a plinth near the Mall in the ceremonial heart of London. The sculpture bears Banksy’s signature on the plinth. According to a video posted on the elusive street artist’s Instagram, it was dropped into place from a low-loader. The suited figure, whose sight is obscured by the flag, has one foot over the edge of the plinth, indicating he is about to step off. Commentators are speculating the work is about blind patriotism.
Banksy installs statue of flag-wielding man in central London