Banksy’s comeback is a lighthouse mural
Banksy has broken his silence after posting a new sentimental lighthouse mural on May 20th, 2025, on his Instagram. The image shows a street bollard in an unknown location. Adjacent to it, there’s a shadow that runs through the floor, a gray-seeming paint, before it rises into a towering lighthouse. Sprayed white lines come out of Banksy’s lighthouse mural, depicting the rovering beam within the tower. In the middle of the tower, these are the words written in all capital letters: I want to be what you saw in me. The Banksy lighthouse mural is modest compared to what he has done in the past. It’s also clear that it shies away from his usual socio-political commentary.
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Unknown location may be in marseille
Users on Instagram have expressed their thoughts on the recent artwork by the artist. Some of them attempt to guess where the location of Banksy’s lighthouse mural is. A few users believe the artwork is in Le Panier, Marseille, France, just by looking at the surroundings and the second image with a couple walking their dogs. Others notice how sentimental the artwork is, while some put their own spin on what the lighthouse mural and its message mean.
This is the first time Banksy has posted again. The last time he did was in December 2024, with the mural of Nursing Madonna. Before then, he had also shared a mural, which he had created right on the walls of the London Zoo. Here, a gorilla lifts a veil and frees the animals locked in the zoo. It’s an attempt to comment on how these dubbed wildlife parks aren’t giving the animals the degrees of freedom they should have.
view of the Banksy lighthouse mural
the artist’s Nursing Madonna mural posted in December 2024
the artist’s mural on the walls of the London zoo | read more here
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