Kissing Coppers is a stencil work by the street artist Banksy depicting two British policemen kissing. It was first unveiled on the wall of the Prince Albert pub in Brighton in 2004 and gained wide attention for its provocative subject and Banksy notoriety, later being named the most iconic British piece of art at The Other Art Fair in London. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Year Created LocationPrince Albert pub, Brighton, England 1 Visitor AccessOriginal removed from the pub in 2008 and replaced with a replica after repeated damage, the original was later sold at auction 1 In the Other Atlases
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1. Kissing Coppers (Wikipedia)
Infobox, Year field
2004
Lead section
Kissing Coppers is an example of stencil graffiti, which is a quick method for erecting images onto large surfaces, which for Banksy is necessary to keep his anonymity.
History section, original unveiling
It was originally unveiled on the wall of The Prince Albert pub in Brighton in 2004.
History section, removal and replica
Due to the consistent damaging assaults to Kissing Coppers, Prince Albert Pub decided to have the piece removed and transferred to canvas, replacing it with a replica in 2008.
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