Rubbish at property now has signs claiming it is an 'art installation'

‘None of the mystique of a Banksy… but deliberately provocative’: Local fed up with mounds of rubbish outside Somerset property installs signs claiming it is an ‘art installation’ for a fictitious festival

• The Victorian house has a mound of rubbish in the garden – and a derelict boat
• But a fed up local has installed a poster claiming the rubbish heap is modern art
• A letter left by anonymous writer says it is for Abbey Street Visual Arts Festival
• It says the art is called ‘Utter Rubbish’ outside the house in Crewkerne, Somerset

A large home with piles of black bags outside has been mocked by a neighbour with a sign claiming it is an ‘art installation’ for a local festival.

The Victorian property has a massive mound of rubbish in the garden and even a derelict boat.

But a fed up local has installed a poster claiming the rubbish heap is actually modern art – for the non existent Abbey Street Visual Arts Festival.

The placard says the art is called ‘Utter Rubbish’ outside the house in Crewkerne, Somerset.

A large home with piles of black bags outside has been mocked by a neighbour with a sign claiming it is an ‘art installation’ for a local festival

The Victorian property has a massive mound of rubbish in the garden and even a derelict boat

But a fed up local has installed a poster claiming the rubbish heap is actually modern art – for the non existent Abbey Street Visual Arts Festival

The note reads: ‘There is none of the ‘Is it? Or isn’t it?’ mystique of a Banksy with the latest work to adorn this site. It is unmistakably the work of one artist.

‘To the untrained eye, this current piece appears to be nothing but a pile of black plastic sacks full of rubbish.

‘But it perfectly captures the essence of the artist: trashy, unwanted and unwelcome, deliberately mindlessly provocative, and distinctly aesthetically challenging.

‘It is perhaps unique in the art world for exhibiting not a scintilla of humanity; something else it appears to have in common with its shadowy creator who had been known to shun the limelight.

The placard says the art is called ‘Utter Rubbish’ outside the house in Crewkerne, Somerset

The note reads: ‘There is none of the ‘Is it? Or isn’t it?’ mystique of a Banksy with the latest work to adorn this site. It is unmistakably the work of one artist’

It adds: ‘To the untrained eye, this current piece appears to be nothing but a pile of black plastic sacks full of rubbish’

‘Indeed, he has previously received patronage from the Royal Family, which he used to support himself away from mainstream society – at Her Majesty’s pleasure.

‘Utter Rubbish is the latest part of the decade-long Nasty Bully series which has included Rusting Van, Knotweed Invasion and the seminal Dereliction of Duty.’

It adds: ‘Controversially, the last work continues to be supported by local authorities.’

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