Graffiti artist Banksy pulls off most audacious stunt to date - despite being watched by CCTV

Last updated at 14:52 14 April 2008

Banksy pulled off an audacious stunt to produce what is believed to be his biggest work yet in central London.

The secretive graffiti artist managed to erect three storeys of scaffolding behind a security fence despite being watched by a CCTV camera.

Then, during darkness and hidden behind a sheet of polythene, he painted this comment on 'Big Brother' society.

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'One nation under CCTV': CCTV (pictured top right) failed to catch Banksy

Yesterday the scaffolding gang returned to remove all evidence - again without the camera operator stopping them.

The work, above a Post Office yard in Newman Street near Oxford Circus, shows a small boy, watched by a security guard, painting the words: 'One nation under CCTV.'

Andrew Newman, 35, a businessman from Dulwich, who works locally, said: 'It was only on Sunday morning that the Post Offices guys realised what had happened.'

You're being watched: Despite being observed by CCTV cameras, elusive grafitti artist Baksy managed to create his latest - and biggest - work to date under the cover of darkness

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Fantastic. I simply love the guy. His commentary on the world is spot on and he is deliciously subversive. He's welcome to vandalise my house any time - it could do with a lick of paint!

- Nav, London, 14/4/2008 21:07

I think probably the most telling aspect of the boards is how so many people keep pointing to the idea of getting rich of Banksy's art. Now he might be pointing out where both of our countries are headed, but I'd imagine he'd also see it as distasteful how the next thought for so many is, "geez, I'd be rich!".

- Daniel Cg, San Francisco, USA, 14/4/2008 21:07

Ian, I think you must be thinking of Damian Hirst; now his 'work' IS mindless.

- Anon, Haywards Heath, 14/4/2008 20:45

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