In Lenin in Sight, Banksy subjects one of history’s most iconic revolutionary figures to his trademark satire. Lenin is given a punk-style Mohican haircut, his head framed by crosshairs that extend beyond his figure. The work collapses political symbolism and countercultural aesthetics into a single ironic image.

At once mocking and provocative, the piece can be read as a commentary on anarchist ideals, the commodification of revolutionary figures, and the absurdity of ideological hero-worship. By recasting Lenin as a punk anti-hero, Banksy reclaims the language of propaganda and subverts it through parody.