Gorilla in a Pink Mask

Gorilla in a Pink Mask is an early graffiti work by Banksy. It originated in 2001 or 2002.

Monkeys are a recurring motif in Banksy's works. They can be found listening to music on headphones or in one case preparing to detonate a bomb. The artist uses them to portray both famous and everyday people, drawing parallels between humans and their closest relatives in the animal kingdom. Alongside Banksy's recurring subjects, which include rats and police, he frequently uses monkeys to critique power, corruption, and consumerism.

Gorilla in a Pink Mask is believed to be the first time he used a primate, making it a precursor to Devolved Parliament, in 2009, a work in oil that depicts chimpanzees and some orangutans debating in the House of Commons. Other works have included Laugh Now, in 2003, which showed a row of apes with aprons with the inscription “Laugh now, but one day we'll be in charge”…

摘自英文维基百科「Gorilla in a Pink Mask」（CC BY-SA 4.0），暂时没有中文条目。