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Applause
2006

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“Applause” combines photography and stencilling techniques to present an ironic political message through the image of workers in a bushland holding a sign for an invisible audience, encouraging laughter at the sight of a military plane taking off from a naval ship.


The artwork challenges our cultural perception of war, urging us to question the absurdity of modern warfare. Using a well-known photograph of former President George W. Bush de-planing a military bomber, Banksy adds a figure holding a cue card with the word "APPLAUSE," implying that we are expected to blindly applaud leaders who initiate war, regardless of its consequences.


This piece invites us to critically reflect on our attitudes towards war and the manipulation of public opinion.


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