Heavy Weaponry over Radar
Heavy Weaponry over Radar
Year: 2002
Medium: Stencil spray-paint on cardboard
Dimensions: 75×55cm (29 1/2 x 25 5/8 inches)
Edition: Unique
Stenciled “BANKSY” with a bardcode lower right
Auction History
Auction House: Digard Auction
Date: 11 June 2014
Price realized: EUR 109,968 / USD 148,806
Heavy Weaponry over Radar is mixing two Banksy’s iconic images: Heavy Weaponry and Radar Rat. The artist spray painted an elephant with a rocket strapped to its back over the coral-red spiral seen in the background of Radar Rat.
It could be perceived as an anti-military statement by the artist, formulated through this satirical, over-exaggerated image., in what seems to be a comment on the ever-increasing presence of surveillance equipment in cities such as London.
