Via Instagram @banksyArt & Photography / NewsArt & Photography / NewsBanksy hits the London Underground to paint new coronavirus-themed artworksThe elusive artist has shared a video of himself painting a variety of rats on the capital’s transport serviceShareLink copied ✔️July 14, 2020July 14, 2020TextBrit Dawson Banksy is back with more mischievous rats – this time, they’ve journeyed from his bathroom to the London Underground. The elusive artist has shared a video of himself leaving coronavirus-themed artworks on the capital’s transport system. Dressed head-to-toe in protective gear – simultaneously protecting him from COVID-19 and hiding his identity – Banksy can be seen spray painting among mask-cladded commuters. His pieces include a rat sneezing a blue liquid across the carriage wall, two more rats using masks as parachutes, and another doing its own graffiti (which says “Banksy”) while ‘hanging’ from the tube rails. Banksy also left two notes, which read, “I get lockdown” and “But I get up again” – meant to be sung to the tune of Chumbawamba’s “Tubthumping”. The artist shared the video on his Instagram with the caption, “If you don’t mask – you don’t get”. The pieces mark some of his first public artworks since he unveiled a new mural in Bristol for Valentine’s Day. Since then, Banksy has shared a handful of reactive works on his Instagram, including an anti-racism piece dedicated to the Black Lives Matter movement, an NHS artwork, which was hung in a Southampton hospital, and the aforementioned rats wreaking havoc in his home. Watch Banksy’s new video below. 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 MOREThis show paints a then-and-now portrait of Black life in the USA guide to Marilyn Minter’s subversive art, in her own wordsLarry Clark and James Gilroy’s advice for young artistsThese portraits capture the charismatic performers of Paris nightlifeMarina Abramović hopes this exhibition will heal your broken heartThese sensual images capture queer London up closeDomino Leaha’s photos document a decade of intimacyBrianna Capozzi’s erotic photography with a ‘bizarre twist’This photo book challenges how we think about ‘mixed’ identityThis artist explores where the information superhighway is really taking usWhat went down at the Dazed Club private view of ResurgenceThis brightly coloured art anthology is ending the age of beigeEscape 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