30-06-2025
Bunfight over street artist's cow mural next to McDonald's
The once-unfashionable district of Penge in southeast London is now home to one of the capital's most vibrant street art scenes, with social media hype spawning weekend tours. But one piece, painted by vegan artist Louis Michel, has caused more trouble than any other: that of a miserable-looking 6ft-tall cow in a bun next to the slogan 'I'm not lovin' it' — all on a wall next to a McDonald's.
Within four hours of its completion, the owner of the franchise owner who runs the restaurant had requested the 'immediate removal of the lettering to avoid potential legal action.'
The neighbourhood group which has helped to transform Penge's image agreed to remove the wording — only for Michel to add the words 'the Big Mac censored me' to his controversial bovine. This too has since been removed.
