Banksy's Inflatable Raft Surfs Over IDLES' Crowd at Glastonbury
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Banksy made a special appearance this weekend at Glastonbury in the form of an inflatable raft that surfed above IDLES' set. The artwork raises awareness to the growing refugee crisis that has been exacerbated by prime minister Rishi Sunak's hardline stance on immigration and the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, amongst many other geopolitical tensions across the world. The raft appeared during the Bristol band's song "Danny Nedelko", which opens:My blood brother is an immigrantA beautiful immigrantMy blood brother’s Freddie MercuryA Nigerian mother of threeHe’s made of bones, he’s made of bloodHe’s made of flesh, he’s made of loveHe’s made of you, he’s made of meUnityFear leads to panic, panic leads to painPain leads to anger, anger leads to hateMigration was an overarching conversation for Glastonbury this year, as the festival has a section dedicated to the theme in Terminal 1. The elusive street artist had created work before for Glasto, famously designing the Union Jack stab-proof vest Stormzy wore in 2019 and the van of stuffed animal livestock Banksy toured around the grounds in 2014.Elsewhere at the festival, Serbian conceptual artist Marina Abramović performed one of her most daring acts yet, asking the raucous Pyramid Stage to stay silent for seven minutes as a tribute and call to action to the "dark moment" currently facing the socio-political order. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Clash Magazine (@clashmagazine)Click here to view full gallery at Hypebeast