Not a Banksy - Article from Artlyst – 3rd March

A new Banksy style mural located in the London Bridge area has been unveiled for Easter. Already nicknamed, ‘The Stations of the Cross’ the mural shows Christ carrying the cross while police baton and taser him, and the paparazzi photograph him, in his suffering.

This work of art definitely shares the hallmarks of a genuine Banksy; however, it has been confirmed by his PR company not to be the genuine article.

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The traditional Stations of the Cross is a series of artistic representations, often sculptural, depicting Christ carrying the Cross to his crucifixion in the final hours (or Passion) before he died.

Those commemorating the Passion in this way move physically around a set of stations typically placed at intervals along the side walls of the nave; in most churches these are small plaques with reliefs or paintings.

The tradition as chapel devotion began with St. Francis of Assisi and extended throughout the Roman Catholic Church in the medieval period.

It may be done at any time but is most commonly done during the Season of Lent, especially on Good Friday and on Friday evenings during Lent.

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29 March 2013

From Artlyst – the UK’s leading art information website