The whole world is aware of how George Floyd was killed by police during an arrest in Minneapolis on 25th May 2020. The #BlackLivesMatter movement quickly followed in an attempt to stop racism and racial inequalities against the black community in the United States. We are more interested in the art tributes to George Floyd.
We absolutely condemn racism and do not understand how some people can be racist while we are all human and equal. Just as Black Lives Matter has been trending, artists are showing their support with their art piece. Banksy, a famous but anonymous England-based artist is one of those who paid tribute to George Floyd.
We are compiling here all the art pieces and support shown by the art community that we came across. More are popping up daily. If ever we missed any do mention it in the comments.
Banksy
Photo: Instagram | Banksy
Banksy shared the image on his Instagram along with the message:
“At first I thought I should just shut up and listen to black people about this issue.
But why would I do that?It’s not their problem. It’s mine.
People of colour are being failed by the system. The white system. Like a broken pipe flooding the apartment of the people living downstairs. This faulty system is making their life a misery, but it’s not their job to fix it. They can’t - no-one will let them in the apartment upstairs.
This is a white problem.
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