''If You Don't Mask, You Don't Get'' was a

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created by Banksy in 2020. The artwork, inspired by the ongoing

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, was removed due to Transport for London's anti-

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policy.

Background

Banksy posed as a cleaner in order to paint the mural inside a London Underground carriage. The title is thought to be a play on words for the saying ''"If you don't ask, you don't get."'' Other slogans linked to the UK band

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were used in the mural.

References

2020 works Media depictions of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom Mammals in art Works about the COVID-19 pandemic Works by Banksy History of the London Underground {{COVID-19-stub

Background

See also

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