London. Judge attacks protester at Banksy artwork at Palace of Justice
A new mural by Banksy was unveiled this Monday at the Palace of Justice in London, UK.
The work, which was shared by the artist on social media, depicts a judge – wearing a wig and a black robe – beating a protester lying on the ground, who is trying to defend himself with a blood-spattered poster.
The painting was, however, covered with two metal barriers and is under the surveillance of two security guards, as you can see in the gallery above.
This new mural appeared two days after 890 people were arrested by London police during demonstrations in support of Palestine Action.
According to authorities, 857 protesters were detained for supporting the collective, which was outlawed last July, while 33 were detained for assaulting police officers and committing other crimes against public order.
It should be noted that, although there is no direct reference to the Gaza protests in this work, Banksy has already created murals supporting the Palestinian cause, particularly in the West Bank.
London police today updated the number of people arrested on Saturday at demonstrations in support of the banned group Palestine Action to 890, during a protest marked by violent clashes.
Lusa | 15:59 - 07/09/2025Has Banksy's identity been discovered?
Last April, Spanish detective Francisco Marco claimed to have discovered Banksy's identity following a "bet" with his children. According to the lawyer and director of the Método 3 Agency, the artist is Englishman Robin Gunningham, a name already mentioned by other sources.
"This work was born from a bet with my children, who challenged me to see if I could find it. I started from my office in Barcelona. I went to my sources and sent my people into the field," he explained to La Otra Crónica, a supplement of the newspaper El Mundo, at the time.
The detective then discovered "the creation of a Banksy domain, L3ANSKY.COM, in 2009, registered in the name of Robin Gunningham."
Francisco Marco also found a number of original Banksy works on properties directly linked to Gunningham, namely 'Flying Copper' and 'Kate Moss', which are located close to addresses where the man resided under his legal name or pseudonym.
The report also includes property records, email accounts - such as [email protected] - and official documents linking Gunningham to Banksy.
Born in Bristol, UK, on July 28, 1973, Gunningham is remembered by his schoolmates as a talented artist who got caught up in the graffiti craze of the 1980s. He has always dedicated himself to satirical works about politics and pop culture, combining graffiti with stencils, a technique used in the visual arts.
"Gunningham disappears from the graffiti world as he begins to grow professionally. First, he calls himself Robert Banks, then he doesn't exist, and Banksy appears. Gunningham has never said anything, neither denying nor confirming that he is Banksy; he plays a game of disorientation. At first, he didn't want to be identified because he had to evade the police, since what he does is illegal. Then, because this mystery made him big and today it is part of his narrative as an artist. Now, he simply doesn't want to be disturbed. Proof of this is his super-protected home, full of cameras, a bunker in a small village 30 kilometers from Bristol," detailed the researcher.
According to the lawyer and director of the Método 3 Agency, the English artist is Robin Gunningham, a name already mentioned by other sources.
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