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Unmasking Banksy: The street artist is not one man but a whole brand of people
The graffiti artist known as Banksy might be unmasked in an upcoming defamation case over his use of Instagram to invite shoplifters to go to a Guess store because it had used his imagery without permission. The case could be seen as an attempt to force Banksy to relinquish his anonymity, which, many say, has been important to his success over the years.
There has been much speculation as to the identity of the artist and he is believed by many to be Bristols Robin Gunningham, who was named as a co-defendant in the defamation suit. While it has not been confirmed that Banksy is Gunningham, pointing this out is in no way a revelation. Moreover, trying to find out Banksys identity ultimately does not matter.
There have been many investigations into the artists identity and it has been the topic of serious journalistic and academic investigation for years, but no one has been able to absolutely link Gunningham and Banksy.
Short of Gunninghams admission, complete certainty is unlikely. But if Banksys identity is revealed, police forces around the world could bring vandalism, property destruction, criminal mischief or worse charges
There has been much speculation as to the identity of the artist and he is believed by many to be Bristols Robin Gunningham, who was named as a co-defendant in the defamation suit. While it has not been confirmed that Banksy is Gunningham, pointing this out is in no way a revelation. Moreover, trying to find out Banksys identity ultimately does not matter.
There have been many investigations into the artists identity and it has been the topic of serious journalistic and academic investigation for years, but no one has been able to absolutely link Gunningham and Banksy.
Short of Gunninghams admission, complete certainty is unlikely. But if Banksys identity is revealed, police forces around the world could bring vandalism, property destruction, criminal mischief or worse charges
[link:https://www.alternet.org/who-is-banksy/|
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Unmasking Banksy: The street artist is not one man but a whole brand of people (Original Post)
justaprogressive
Oct 2023
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2naSalit
(86,748 posts)1. I hope....
They never figure out who it is.
underpants
(182,865 posts)2. 👀
Very interesting thanks.
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,481 posts)3. Who is surprised by this?
Blues Heron
(5,939 posts)4. That's like saying Warhol wasn't one person because he had the factory
Of course he has helpers and lawyers.