Banksy gets his Olympic spirit on with two new pieces of street art. Unfortunately, London officials are threatening to erase them.

Known for his irreverent graffiti, Banksy's two Olympic theme artworks feature a pole-vaulter and another one depicting an athlete throwing a missile instead of a javelin. However, London officials have placed a ban on street artists and their works, according to The Guardian.

"This attack on one of contemporary London's most renowned traditions reveals how deeply uncomfortable the cultural relationship between this city and the Olympics really is," writes Jonathan Jones in The Guardian. "An event that is all about massive finance, colossal scale, hyper-organisation and culture delivered from above is being superimposed on a capital that happens to be best at improvisation, dirty realism, punk aesthetics and low art. It's like Versailles versus the sans-culottes. And this time Versailles is determined to win."

What do you think, will erasing London's street art change the city's identity for the better or worse?