Check out Banksy's subversive reminder of Steve Jobs' Syrian ancestry

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published 11 December 2015

The newest piece of art by Banksy can be found tucked among the graffiti of the French refugee camp, Calais:

Banksy's website displays a number of different pieces from Calais, including the ominous scrawled message, "Maybe this whole situation will just sort itself out..." The activist-artist seems to have taken a particular interest in bringing attention to the camp; earlier this year it was announced that he was donating the materials used to build his "Dismaland" amusement park to help house Calais' refugees.

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.