The new artwork in north London produced by anonymous street artist Banksy has been covered with see-through plastic sheeting and wooden boards in a move to protect it from being defaced. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00 [ambient street noise]
00:12 I don't think it's right. I think Banksy makes artwork for everyone to see, right?
00:17 That's the whole point. And now it's really difficult to see it, to find it.
00:21 But they're still building. I'm guessing these are going to be windows.
00:24 I'm not sure even what they're doing, but I think it's a real shame.
00:28 I think it's terrible. Although it'll stop people damaging it, like because of the white paint there.
00:35 But it just means that you can't have a good look at it, and especially this perspective is reflective.
00:40 You can't see the wall itself. It's not good at all.
00:45 I think it's right to cover it up with perspectives, but this is ridiculous.
00:50 Because you just can't get a proper view of what it's meant to be.
00:53 So they've not even looked to see where the best angle is so that people can still get a good view.
00:58 Because if you stood in that part there, you can't see the main part of the picture.
01:02 So it's... I understand why they've done it. It's right to put the perspectives on, but this is just another level.
01:10 [ambient street noise]