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NPR (Rebecca Rosman) - Greetings from Paris, where an art installation transformed the Pont Neuf into a rocky cave

The oldest bridge in Paris was draped in fabric last month to appear like a mountain cave, in an installation by the artist JR. Unlike a real cave, though, it didn't provide respite from a brutal heat wave.

NYTIMES (Michael Levenson) - New Banksy Statue Causes Stir in Central London

The statue depicts a man marching with a flag that covers his face. It appeared in a section of London near statues of 19th-century British military and colonial figures.

NYTIMES (Corey Kilgannon) - Inside the Arrest That Led to Banksy’s Possible Unmasking Decades Later

In 2000, Banksy was a largely unknown street artist hanging around downtown Manhattan when the police nabbed him for trying to deface a billboard.

NYTIMES (Reggie Ugwu and Scott Reyburn) - What to Know About Banksy and the Street Artist’s Identity

An investigation by Reuters, which says it has identified the street artist, hinges on a police report from his arrest in New York two decades ago.

HUFFPOST - Reuters Investigation Claims To Reveal Who Banksy Really Is, And How He Hid In Plain Sight

An investigation spanning Ukraine, London, New York and his home city of Bristol claims to have identified the world’s most famous anonymous street artist.