In the autumn of 2019, Banksy filled a shopfront in Croydon with a collection of new artworks and announced it on social media as his new venture, Gross Domestic Product. This piece, Met Ball, is one of the highlights of the collection of

Gross Domestic Product: The Homewares Brand from Banksy™.

Banksy’s Met Ball mixes two opposite worlds. The riot helmet symbolizes the world of authority, law enforcement, state control, and violence; whereas the disco ball symbolizes fun and entertainment. Together they form a hybrid object cleverly named after one of the most important events on the celebrity calendar: The Met Ball.

This piece was sold at £500 and limited to 15. It was described as a home entertainment lighting system made from an old police riot helmet with approximately 650 little mirrors.