via Instagram/@banksyArt & Photography / NewsArt & Photography / NewsBanksy has dedicated a new artwork to the NHSTitled Game Changer, the art is hanging in a Southampton hospital, and will raise funds for NHS charities once lockdown is liftedShareLink copied ✔️May 7, 2020May 7, 2020TextThom Waite Presumably stuck inside due to coronavirus like the rest of us, Banksy has been creating art quite different from his usual political murals. In April, the graffiti artist shared a playful, lockdown-themed piece that featured rats running riot in his bathroom, and now he’s shared an artwork paying tribute to NHS staff. Titled Game Changer, according to a post on the artist’s Instagram, the artwork depicts a kid playing with a nurse doll in a superhero cape, with their Batman and Spiderman toys discarded in the bin. The depiction is more detailed than the graphic stencils of Banksy fame, but then he’s probably got more time on his hands. The work is currently on display in Southampton General Hospital, with a note left by Banksy reading: “Thanks for all you’re doing. I hope this brightens the place up a bit, even if it’s only black and white.” It might not be the searing political statement we’ve come to expect from the artist but, as Paula Head, the chief executive of University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, says: “It will no doubt be a massive boost to morale for everyone who works and is cared for at our hospital.” When lockdown comes to an end, Game Changer will also be put on public display then auctioned to raise money for NHS charities, according to the Guardian. Another Banksy artwork – the 2014 mural titled The Girl With A Pierced Eardrum – was modified last month, with someone giving it a blue surgical mask in line with coronavirus advice. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREThese photos intimately reimagine what it means to be a museWhat went down at The Whitney Art PartySamsøe SamsøeSamsøe Samsøe wants you to take in the sights for SS26These photos tenderly portray another side of masculinityArt shows to leave the house for in February 2026Dazed Club artists and zine-makers for your radarPierre Huyghe’s uncanny epic offers an entry point to alternate realitiesThe most loved photo stories from January 2026LA girls: These photos capture the dizzying flux of adolescenceLenovo & IntelSee Claudia Maté's cyber dreamworld ad for the Make Space NetworkUncensored photos from Tokyo’s longest-running fetish nightCova da Moura: Vibrant portraits from the hip-hop capital of LisbonEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy