Via Instagram (@banksy)Art & PhotographyNewsArt & Photography / NewsRats wreak havoc in Banksy’s lockdown artworkThe graffiti artist has a pest problemShareLink copied ✔️April 16, 2020April 16, 2020TextGünseli Yalcinkaya As lockdown continues, even street artists are forced to stay indoors, with even Banksy resorting to creating art in his own home. The Bristol-based artist has revealed his latest artwork on Instagram – a series of rats causing mayhem in a bathroom, with the caption: “My wife hates it when I work from home.” Shared across a series of five images, the artwork – done in the artist’s signature black and white stencil style – shows the rats knocking the bathroom mirror to one side, swinging on a towel ring, stomping on a tube of toothpaste, and taking a piss in the toilet. Another rodent is seen skipping on a roll of toilet paper, which has rolled down across the floor to the foot of a faux hole in the wall, while one is reflected in the mirror, presumably tallying the days of lockdown in red lipstick. Back in February, the anonymous graffiti artist unveiled a Valentine’s Day mural in Bristol of a young girl firing a slingshot that explodes into a playful arrangement of red flowers – only to have it vandalised a few days later. Banksy wasn’t too bothered though, stating that he was “kind of glad” because “the initial sketch was a lot better anyway”. Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREIn pictures: The changing face of China’s underground club sceneFrom the grotesque to the sublime, what to see at Art Basel Miami Beach Jean Paul GaultierJean Paul Gaultier’s iconic Le Male is the gift that keeps on givingThese photos show a ‘profoundly hopeful’ side to rainforest lifeThe most loved photo stories from November 2025Catherine Opie on the story of her legendary Dyke DeckArt shows to leave the house for in December 2025Dazed Club explore surrealist photography and soundDerek Ridgers’ portraits of passionate moments in publicThe rise and fall (and future) of digital artThis print sale is supporting Jamaica after Hurricane MelissaThese portraits depict sex workers in other realms of their lives