{"id":142717,"date":"2025-05-30T16:10:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T16:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/artist-banksy-has-unveiled-a-lighthouse-in-marseille-his-latest-masterpiece-teknomers\/"},"modified":"2025-05-30T16:10:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T16:10:04","slug":"artist-banksy-has-unveiled-a-lighthouse-in-marseille-his-latest-masterpiece-teknomers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/artist-banksy-has-unveiled-a-lighthouse-in-marseille-his-latest-masterpiece-teknomers\/","title":{"rendered":"Artist Banksy has unveiled a lighthouse in Marseille, his latest masterpiece. Teknomers."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"664\" height=\"443\" data-id=\"142716\" src=\"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/d636a74_ftp-import-images-1-i1a1h1gofpgd-5053298-01-06.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-142716\"\/><\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\r\n \r\n<div id=\"\">\n\n<figure class=\"article__media\"> \n<picture class=\"article__media\"> \n<source   alt=\"Une nouvelle \u0153uvre de l\u2019artiste Banksy photographi\u00e9e sur la fa\u00e7ade d\u2019un immeuble marseillais le jour de sa d\u00e9couverte, le 30\u00a0mai 2025.\" width=\"664\" height=\"443\"> \n \n<\/source>\n<\/picture>\n<noscript> \n\n<\/noscript>  \n<figcaption class=\"article__legend\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Une nouvelle \u0153uvre de l\u2019artiste Banksy photographi\u00e9e sur la fa\u00e7ade d\u2019un immeuble marseillais le jour de sa d\u00e9couverte, le 30\u00a0mai 2025.<span class=\"article__credit\" aria-hidden=\"true\">VIKEN KANTARCI \/ AFP<\/span><\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">A \u00a0unique lighthouse\u00a0 has recently emerged in \u00a0Marseille\u00a0. In an inconspicuous street near the sea, a \u00a0stencil art piece\u00a0 by the enigmatic street artist \u00a0Banksy\u00a0 was discovered on \u00a0May 30, 2025\u00a0, after a prolonged period of silence from the artist.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">The artwork depicts a dark \u00a0lighthouse\u00a0 casting a bright \u00a0white light\u00a0, accompanied by the phrase in English: <em>\u201cI want to be what you saw in me\u201d<\/em>. The artist, whose identity remains a mystery, shared a photograph of this creation on his Instagram profile without any additional commentary.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">Although Banksy has produced both paintings and sculptures\u2014one of which was sold for over \u00a05 million euros\u00a0 at auction in March\u2014he is predominantly recognized for his \u00a0provocative stencils\u00a0 found throughout the world&#8217;s streets, often creating public \u00a0hysteria\u00a0.<\/p>\n\n<section class=\"catcher catcher--favoris\"> \n<div class=\"catcher__content\">\n<span class=\"catcher__title catcher__title--hide\">Read more:<\/span>\n<span class=\"catcher__desc\"> \n<span class=\"icon__premium\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Article reserved for subscribers<\/span><\/span>  \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/argent\/article\/2023\/04\/07\/le-street-art-un-marche-de-plus-en-plus-exigeant_6168606_1657007.html\" class=\"js-article-read-also catcher--favoris__link\" data-premium=\"1\" id=\"article-title-3317017\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Street Art, an increasingly demanding market<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p> \n<button class=\"lmd-btn-icon lmd-btn-icon--primary lmd-btn-icon--m js-lmd-dropdown-favorite-toggler\" aria-controls=\"lmd-dropdown-favorite\" aria-label=\"Read later\" aria-describedby=\"article-title-3317017\" data-article-id=\"3317017\" data-position=\"lire aussi\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/argent\/article\/2023\/04\/07\/le-street-art-un-marche-de-plus-en-plus-exigeant_6168606_1657007.html\" data-status=\"\"> \n<span class=\"icon__favorites\"\/> \n<span class=\"js-btn-icon-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read later<\/span><\/button><\/p>  \n<\/section>\n\n<h2 class=\"article__sub-title\">&#8220;It\u2019s Exciting&#8221;<\/h2> \n\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\"><em>\u201cIt\u2019s fascinating that Banksy chose a city like \u00a0Marseille\u00a0, which is rich in arts, diverse cultures, and vibrant life,\u201d<\/em> stated \u00a0Esteban Roldan\u00a0, a 42-year-old carpenter living in \u00a0Marseille\u00a0, who visited to see the artwork located in a narrow street close to the \u00a0Catalans beach\u00a0, near downtown.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"article__media\"> \n<picture class=\"article__media\"> \n<source   alt=\"Un pi\u00e9ton prend une photo du phare de Banksy, nouvelle \u0153uvre de l\u2019artiste d\u00e9couverte \u00e0 Marseille, le 30\u00a0mai 2025.\" width=\"664\" height=\"443\">\n\n<\/source>\n<\/picture>\n<noscript> \n \n<\/noscript>  \n<figcaption class=\"article__legend\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Un pi\u00e9ton prend une photo du phare de Banksy, nouvelle \u0153uvre de l\u2019artiste d\u00e9couverte \u00e0 Marseille, le 30\u00a0mai 2025.<span class=\"article__credit\" aria-hidden=\"true\">VIKEN KANTARCI \/ AFP<\/span><\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\"><em>\u201cIt\u2019s very surprising, and it&#8217;s exciting. It was nice to do a little research to discover the location where he made it. I\u2019m happy to have found it,\u201d<\/em> explained \u00a0Susan McAllister\u00a0, a 60-year-old engineering teacher.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\"><em>\u201cThis could have multiple meanings: the interpretation depends on what you believe, how you see things, but it could relate to the image of Marseille,\u201d<\/em> added this British resident of Marseille, referring to the lighthouse\u2014possibly a nod to this southern French port city.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">Banksy\u2019s artworks have garnered tens of millions of dollars, making him one of the most renowned living artists globally. His works often carry powerful and provocative messages on themes such as \u00a0war\u00a0\u2014as seen in \u00a0Ukraine in 2022\u00a0\u2014\u00a0capitalism\u00a0, \u00a0social control\u00a0, and \u00a0human rights\u00a0.<\/p>\n\n<section class=\"catcher catcher--favoris\"> \n<div class=\"catcher__content\">\n<span class=\"catcher__title catcher__title--hide\">Read more |<\/span>\n<span class=\"catcher__desc\"> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/culture\/article\/2024\/08\/13\/banksy-devoile-au-zoo-de-londres-un-nouveau-graffiti-depeignant-un-gorille-liberant-d-autres-betes-captives_6279797_3246.html\" class=\"js-article-read-also catcher--favoris__link\" data-premium=\"\" id=\"article-title-3385779\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Banksy unveils at \u00a0London Zoo\u00a0 a new graffiti depicting a gorilla freeing other captive animals<\/a> <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p> \n<button class=\"lmd-btn-icon lmd-btn-icon--primary lmd-btn-icon--m js-lmd-dropdown-favorite-toggler\" aria-controls=\"lmd-dropdown-favorite\" aria-label=\"Read later\" aria-describedby=\"article-title-3385779\" data-article-id=\"3385779\" data-position=\"lire aussi\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/culture\/article\/2024\/08\/13\/banksy-devoile-au-zoo-de-londres-un-nouveau-graffiti-depeignant-un-gorille-liberant-d-autres-betes-captives_6279797_3246.html\" data-status=\"\"> \n<span class=\"icon__favorites\"\/> \n<span class=\"js-btn-icon-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read later<\/span><\/button><\/p>  \n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"author\"> \n<p class=\"author__detail\"> \n<span class=\"author__name\">Le Monde with AFP<\/span> \n<\/p> \n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"article__reactions\"> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/syndication\/\" class=\"reuse__content\" title=\"Reuse this content\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Reuse this content<\/a> \n<\/section>\n\n<\/div>\r\n<br>\r\n<br><a href=\"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/category\/general\/\" rel=\"dofollow\">General News &#8211; 2<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Une nouvelle \u0153uvre de l\u2019artiste Banksy photographi\u00e9e sur la fa\u00e7ade d\u2019un immeuble marseillais le jour de sa d\u00e9couverte, le 30\u00a0mai 2025.VIKEN KANTARCI \/ AFP A \u00a0unique lighthouse\u00a0 has recently emerged in \u00a0Marseille\u00a0. In an inconspicuous street near the sea, a \u00a0stencil art piece\u00a0 by the enigmatic street artist \u00a0Banksy\u00a0 was discovered on \u00a0May 30, 2025\u00a0, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":142718,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-142717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mazagine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142717","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=142717"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142717\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/142718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=142717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=142717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=142717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}