Banksy’s largest canvas has gone back on display in Bristol – just in time for the original Brexit deadline of March 29.
The piece, Devolved Parliament, depicts politicians in the House of Commons as chimpanzees.
It was first shown at the Bristol Museum & Art Gallery in 2009, as part of the Banksy vs Bristol Museum exhibition.
Devolved Parliament was then purchased by an unnamed collector, who has loaned it to the museum to mark a decade since its first unveiling.
Banksy gave his permission for the piece, which is 13ft (4m) wide, to go back on display.
Members of the public will be able to view Devolved Parliament free of charge at the museum, in Bristol’s busy Queen’s Road, for five months.
Four art conservators spent nine hours erecting the piece in the museum’s front hall – where Banksy’s Paint Pot Angel has been on display since 2009.
Exhibition curator Philip Walker said: “When this work was shown 10 years ago it caused a real stir and was one of the highlights of the Banksy vs Bristol Museum exhibition.
“It feels like a timely chance to revisit the work and a great opportunity to share Banksy’s largest known work on canvas with the public again.”
The label by the piece reads: “Banksy, born 1974. Devolved Parliament. Oil paint and digital print, 2009. Generously loaned from a private collection.”
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