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Two black-and-white children face a tilted red rectangular sign reading NO BALL GAMES against yellow-green; the boy raises both arms overhead, while the girl holds her hands in front of her.

Turning a prohibition sign into a plaything reverses its purpose. The image can be read as a comment on restrictions placed on children's use of shared public space.

Materials
Screenprint in Colours
Size
27 3/5 × 27 3/5 in | 70 × 70 cm
Rarity
Limited edition
Medium
Print
Signature
Hand-signed by artist
Certificate of authenticity
Included (issued by authorized authenticating body)
Frame
Not included
Publisher
Picture On Walls

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Banksy

British, b. 1974

Banksy is an anonymous British artist whose stencilled images first appeared on the walls of Bristol in the 1990s before spreading to London and to cities around the world. His work pairs a blunt graphic style with pointed commentary on war, policing, consumer culture, surveillance and the art market itself. The authenticated screenprints, released in signed and unsigned editions through Pictures on Walls and later…

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