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Banksy's 'Girl with a Pierced Eardrum' gains a coronavirus face mask

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/life/04/23/20200423-banksy-art-rtr.jpg"/><figcaption>A piece of Banksy street art titled &quot;The Girl with the Pierced Eardrum&quot;, now adorned with a protective face mask, is seen at Albion Dock, amid the spread of the COVID-19 in Bristol, Britain April 23, 2020. Rebecca Naden , Reuters</figcaption></figure></div>LONDON - Banksy&#x27;s &quot;Girl with a Pierced Eardrum&quot; has been updated for the coronavirus era with the addition of a blue surgical face mask.The mural, a take on Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer&#x27;s &quot;Girl with a Pearl Earring&quot; but with a security alarm replacing the pearl, was painted on a harborside building in the street artist&#x27;s home city of Bristol in west England in 2014.It is not known whether Banksy, whose identity is a closely guarded secret, or somebody else attached the fabric face mask to the painted girl.The newly adorned mural did not appear on Banksy&#x27;s Instagram page where he usually posts images of his work.The COVID-19 pandemic has already inspired the artist.He unveiled a scene of his trademark stencilled rats running amok in a bathroom rather than on the streets last week, reflecting official advice form the British government to stay at home.&quot;My wife hates it when I work from home,&quot; he commented alongside the photos.

Banksy's "Girl with a Pierced Eardrum" has been updated for the coronavirus era with the addition of a blue surgical face mask.

Banksy's "Girl with a Pierced Eardrum" has been updated for the coronavirus era with the addition of a blue surgical face mask.