Banksy Superhero Nurses – Donation

Banksy just made a surprisingly earnest painting of a Superhero Nurse and donated it to a British hospital as a morale booster. The work will remain on view at the Southampton General Hospital until this fall, when it will go to auction. As reported in Artnews, 6 May 2020.

The painting, an uncharacteristic medium for the elusive street artist, shows a young boy playing with a superhero doll dressed as a nurse, complete with a mask and apron bearing the Red Cross symbol, and a cape fluttering behind her. Next to the child, a wastebasket holds castoffs, including Spider–Man and Batman figurines—outdated versions of superheroes in our new pandemic-stricken world.

The artist left a note with the special delivery, titled game changer, that read: “Thanks for all you’re doing. I hope this brightens the place up a bit, even if its only black and white.”

Image of a Banksy painting for the Southampton General Hospital called game changer (2020)