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Katy Clifton

Banksy creates new work in his bathroom while under coronavirus lockdown

Banksy has shared some lockdown artwork in his bathroom (Picture: Banksy)

Banksy has revealed his latest work - a series of rats causing mayhem in his bathroom - during the coronavirus lockdown.

The elusive artist posted a set of five images on Instagram on Wednesday night, captioning the post: “My wife hates it when I work from home”.

It comes as the UK continues its lockdown to curb the spread of Covid-19, with millions of people now working from home.

Banksy's images show rats – which have featured in many of his previous artworks – knocking the bathroom mirror to one side and hanging on the light pull.

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. . My wife hates it when I work from home.

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Others can be seen swinging on a towel ring and stepping on a tube of toothpaste.

One rat is seen skipping on a roll of toilet paper, which has rolled down and across the floor.

Another appears to be urinating against the toilet seat, while one is reflected in the mirror apparently tallying up the days in lockdown in red lipstick.

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