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The iconic \u2018Snorting Copper\u2019 by Banksy has been successfully restored and returned to its rightful home in Shoreditch, London.<\/p>\n
The artwork, which first appeared on a public toilet block in 2001, had been subject to considerable damage. Property developers bought the site and proceeded with restoring Banksy\u2019s embattled work by contacting the Fine Art Restoration Company.<\/p>\n
The Snorting Copper was painstakingly extracted from the wall and boarded up to keep intact for the long 300-mile journey to Carlisle. Specialist restorers then began their meticulous and diligent restoration process to conserve the artwork.<\/p>\n
It had been vandalised by would-be thieves who attempted to prise the face of the Copper from the bricks with an angle grinder. Further injury came from Hackney Council when the artwork was painted over, and part of it was also jet-washed away and painted over again with whitewash.<\/p>\n
After various attempts to destroy and steal the artwork, it was a relief to Banksy\u2019s innumerable global supporters that the Snorting Copper was taken off duty to be restored.<\/p>\n
Banksy\u00a0remains a source of intrigue and mystery around the world. Working anonymously and in the dead of night, graffiti-artist Banksy is a global phenomenon whose satirical work is often deeply political.<\/p>\n
The \u2018Snorting Copper\u2019 depicts a uniformed policeman on hands and knees taking drugs. The piece is not the first of Banksy\u2019s work to feature the police, after \u2018Kissing Coppers\u2019. Other popular installations include the Brexit mural and \u2018Girl with Balloon\u2019 which came top in a poll on the nation\u2019s best-loved work of art.<\/p>\n
Very little is known about Banksy\u2019s life and identity, but his artwork has appealed to millions. Consequently, the completed artwork has since been valued at\u00a0\u00a31.25m.<\/p>\n
Once the Snorting Copper was completed and transported back to Curtain Road in Shoreditch, it was unveiled to huge national and international interest.\u00a0The Guardian,\u00a0BBC,\u00a0ITV,\u00a0Evening Standard, and\u00a0The New York Times\u00a0have all reported on the story. The Fine Art Restoration Company has also been heavily featured in a\u00a0major BBC documentary.<\/p>\n
You can also watch a\u00a0video\u00a0on the entire restoration process, featuring the Fine Art Restoration Company,\u00a0detailing the Snorting Copper\u2019s journey to being back on the beat.<\/p>\n
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