Banksy is a noted graffiti artist, political activist, film director and painter in the United Kingdom, well known for his political and social themed works. His career as a graffiti artist began in the early 1990s and he gradually became widely recognized around Bristol as he began to apply his distinctive stenciling techniques. Most of his works were infamous for their controversial subjects such as two police officers kissing, child soldiers, etc. “The Elephant in the Room” is one of his works that was identified as controversial and the exhibition was categorically closed by animal authorities. public support because it was about the safety of the real, living elephant. The message Banksy attempted to convey through this art was the English expression "the elephant in the room" which refers to a controversial social issue that is clearly present but actively avoided and makes everyone feel bad. comfortable discussing topics such as poverty and political hypocrisy. I believe this art is controversial because despite the message it was trying to convey to the public, it encouraged another problem of animal abuse and had a huge negative impact on society. Banksy opened a “barely legal” exhibition in a vandalized warehouse in Los Angeles. Angeles in 2006 and unveiled a 37-year-old elephant, painted in the same pink and gold floral design as the exhibition wall, addressing the global problem of global poverty. The painted elephant was placed in the middle of the exhibition, arranged like a living room with furniture. Banksy gave people the opportunity to choose to ignore the elephant and pretend they didn't see the obvious problems, which faded into obscurity. Without mentioning anything social or political in Sy's contemporary art curated in 2006, it will present the same reasons why art is considered controversial as in 2006. If Banksy Opens Another Exhibition Featuring an Animal painted these days in New Zealand, people would consider it controversial and the exhibition would be closed shortly. Most of Banksy's works challenge people and the world. Although his work has become more acceptable and less influential these days, it is still identified as a crime and is considered vandalism. However, we can see that the world is gradually changing and becoming more tolerant. Today, Banksy's graffiti is more accepted by mainstream society as it has become highly commercialized and popular globally. Notoriety of Banksy's controversial and denouncing artwork has already spread around the world. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/sept/19/usa.arts