Banksy Has Updated His Famous ‘The Girl With The Balloon’ Artwork To Stand With Syria

The Syria crisis hasn’t slowed down. Over 100,000 people have died in three years, with thousands of Syrians displaced, many of whom are women and children. But many are still standing with Syria, including the street artist Banksy, who has reworked his famous and popular street artwork of a girl reaching for a red balloon.…

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Banksy’s original artwork…


…and his new, edited version in support of #WithSyria:

Here is the message Banksy has on his official website, too:

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Photos of Syrian children holding red balloons in the style of Banksy’s famous image, taken especially for the campaign:

3. Idris Elba supporting the campaign:

4. The beautiful animated video for the campaign, narrated by Idris Elba and music by Elbow:

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