Banksy - Well Hung Lover, Bristol

On the wall of a former sexual health clinic, five metres above Frogmore Street, a naked man hangs by one arm from a windowsill, his free hand strategically placed. Above him, a suited figure leans out, scanning the street for the lover he can鈥檛 see. Beside him, a woman in lingerie rests her hand on his shoulder, a picture of guilty calm. The scene is Banksy at full voltage 鈥� sly, economical, and loaded with visual innuendo.

The mural appeared in 2006, after three days behind tarpaulin-wrapped scaffolding. When the cover came off, Bristol found itself staring at a home-grown scandal in spray paint. The Council had been on a mission to scrub graffiti from the city, but this one hit a nerve. The building鈥檚 owner at the time 鈥� a member of Massive Attack music group 鈥� had commissioned it, and when the Council later bought the property, they put it to the people. Ninety-seven percent voted to let it stay.

That vote made Well Hung Lover the first street piece in the UK to receive official blessing after the fact. The clinic moved on, the mural stayed put, and its survival became part of Bristol鈥檚 civic identity 鈥� cheeky, defiant. Even paintball vandals couldn鈥檛 take that away; they just added another layer to the story.

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Sight Name: Banksy - Well Hung Lover
Sight Location: Bristol, England (See walking tours in Bristol)
Sight Type: Attraction/Landmark
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