LONDON—Move over Banksy, because London’s newest street artists have a new muse: Elon Musk, and they’re absolutely rinsing him. Commuters have been greeted with a spectacular array of posters turning the billionaire into a walking, talking meme—except he’s not walking, he’s probably rage-tweeting about it.
The posters—designed by someone with both a grudge and an impeccable sense of British sarcasm—show Musk in all kinds of absurd scenarios. One particularly brutal piece reimagines a Tesla ad, proudly claiming the car can go “0 to 1939 in three seconds.” Another, styled like a high-end fragrance campaign, features the slogan “Elon’s Musk: Parfum de 1939”—because nothing says “tech visionary” like being compared to history’s worst villains.
Then there’s the pièce de résistance: a QR code leading to an audio clip titled, “The Sounds of an Overinflated Ego.” We can only assume it’s two hours of Musk saying, “I’m a genius” on repeat, occasionally interrupted by the sound of a Tesla catching fire.
Masterpiece or Just a Very Public Rinsing?
While some posters take a more subtle (but still devastating) approach, others go straight for the jugular. One bus stop ad reads, “Too rich to be this cringe.” Another, spotted outside a Tube station, shows Musk’s face photoshopped onto a 1930s dictator’s body with the caption: “Not the genius you ordered.”
Londoners are absolutely lapping it up. One woman was spotted taking selfies with the Parfum de 1939 poster, while another commuter, barely holding in a laugh, muttered, “It’s refreshing to see Elon finally getting a proper roasting in real life.”
Who’s Behind This Cheeky Chaos?
Several groups have stepped up to take credit, including “Everyone Hates Elon” and “Overthrow Musk,” both of which are fundraising to keep the poster spree going. “We just want to make sure Elon wakes up every day to a new ridiculous poster of himself somewhere in London,” one organiser said, barely suppressing a smirk.
As for Musk himself? He hasn’t officially responded, but insiders claim he’s been seen rage-scrolling through X (formerly Twitter) while whispering, “This is fine.” There are rumours he’s considering buying every billboard in London just to plaster his own face over the posters, but until then, the streets belong to the trolls.
One thing is for sure—this poster war is officially the best free entertainment London has seen in years.