After almost a year of no new art, Banky’s latest piece came as quickly as it went. Just several hours after its discovery, the art piece painted on the Royal Courts of Justice building in London was covered up, with plans of removal. The mural was evicted from its temporary home on the side of the Royal Courts of Justice building in London on September 8 — partially because the 143-year-old building must be “obliged to maintain its original character.”
The art itself isn’t a good look for Parliament. The controversial black-and-white mural shows a judge in traditional clothing beating a protester with a gavel— the red blood splatter was the only color in the piece. The government quickly covered it up with “large sheets of plastic and metal barriers,” per the BBC. The mural appeared just two days after almost 900 protesters in London were arrested at a Palestine Action rally on September 6; the British government formally declared the Palestine Action group a terrorist organization in July 2025. The organization is currently fighting to appeal its ban.
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A judge hitting a bloody protester with a gavel is depicted on the side of the Royal Courts of Justice.
