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Unless you were still half asleep or had your head buried in one of London's excellent free magazines (cough cough) then you might have noticed some unusual tube adverts on your commute this morning. On first glance, the posters look like the usual TfL spiel about planned engineering works and re-planning your route - but what's that on the right? Oh, a massive tank. And a message asking commuters to 'help stop the arms fair'.
No, TfL haven't gone all political - the fake posters are the work of artists from Banky's Dismaland, as part of a guerilla campaign protesting against arms dealing to coincide with the DSEI Arms Fair, which kicks off in London today at the ExCel Centre. Over 1,500 exhibitors are setting up shop at the fair to sell weapons including rifles and tanks and, understandably, some folks aren't too happy about it.
Ads of a different type on the tube today... #StopDSEI pic.twitter.com/eNcdfsx6kl
— Joumana Medlej (@joumajnouna) September 15, 2015
Artists in Banksy's #Dismaland visit London for opening day of DSEI arms fair. Put up ads across city. #StopDSEI pic.twitter.com/oplIF7m6zH
— Gavin Grindon (@GavinGrindon) September 14, 2015
Weapons of mass destruction: made in Britain. Design by @barnbrook, #SPG installation. #StopDSEI pic.twitter.com/DYnqCpWS4D
— Special Patrol Group (@SpecialPatrols) September 14, 2015
The artists have plastered posters across London, with 300 on the tube and 40 at bus stops. See some more snaps of the posters:
Want more news on Dismaland? One of the artworks might be in King's Cross.