Banksy is taking on the refugee crisis with a mural of Steve Jobs [View all]

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Prolific graffiti artist Banksy has chimed in on the refugee crisis facing Europe once again — this time with a mural featuring Steve Jobs.

The pseudonymous artist has posted photos on his website of a work in the "Jungle" — a refugee camp in Calais, France. It features the late Apple cofounder and CEO Steve Jobs carrying an old Apple computer and a rucksack, with the caption "the son of a migrant from Syria."



In a statement provided to media outlets, Banksy railed against popular negative opinions about refugees. "We’re often led to believe migration is a drain on the country’s resources but Steve Jobs was the son of a Syrian migrant," it says. "Apple is the world’s most profitable company, it pays over $7bn (£4.6bn) a year in taxes – and it only exists because they allowed in a young man from Homs."

Another new work in Calais by the artist riffs on the famous “Raft of the Medusa” painting by Théodore Géricault — with a yacht inserted in the background.



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