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The identity of anonymous street artist 'Banksy' revealed
Posted on 3/17/26 at 9:48 am
Posted on 3/17/26 at 9:48 am
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The notorious guerrilla street artist, whose polarizing works have sold for millions of dollars, was identified as Robin Gunningham, 51, from the English city of Bristol, in a detailed investigation by Reuters on Friday.
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The report found that Gunningham changed his name to David Jones — one of the most common British male names — in 2008 to avoid identification. “It is one of the most popular names in Britain, so common it helps him hide in plain sight,” the report states.
As part of their investigation, reporters pulled information from a trip to war-torn Ukraine, where he was photographed and spoke with locals; a falling out with Jamaican photographer Peter Dean Rickards; and a 2000 NYPD arrest report including a signed, handwritten confession.
NY Post article
Bet the dude wishes he could have cashed in on the sales of his works
This post was edited on 3/17/26 at 9:52 am
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Posted on 3/17/26 at 9:50 am to Naked Bootleg
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Bet the dude wishes he could have cashed in on the sales of his works
maybe, artists are a weird bunch
Posted on 3/17/26 at 9:51 am to Naked Bootleg
I dont believe it.
What
He easily could have, he chose not to. It's very obvious it was not about the money for him. Like him or not, it'd be pretty dumb to think that he's wishing he cashed in on his art.
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Bet the dude wishes he could have cashed in on the sales of his works
What
He easily could have, he chose not to. It's very obvious it was not about the money for him. Like him or not, it'd be pretty dumb to think that he's wishing he cashed in on his art. Posted on 3/17/26 at 9:53 am to iwyLSUiwy
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He easily could have, he chose not to. It's very obvious it was not about the money for him. Like him or not, it'd be pretty dumb to think that he's wishing he cashed in on his art.
Maybe, you never know. I just wonder if he ever had any idea his works might instantly be worth millions.
Posted on 3/17/26 at 9:54 am to Naked Bootleg
It probably dawned on him sometime in the past 35 years when they started going for millions.
I am sure he could have at any time, and certainly did to some extent.
I am sure he could have at any time, and certainly did to some extent.
Posted on 3/17/26 at 9:55 am to Naked Bootleg
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Bet the dude wishes he could have cashed in on the sales of his works
He most certainly can now though right
Posted on 3/17/26 at 9:55 am to Naked Bootleg
I’ve never been enamored with finding out who he iis at this point but I’ve enjoyed his work for years. I don’t need to know the face behind Simple unique art…. The oddity in itself adds to the value.
Posted on 3/17/26 at 9:56 am to CaptainsWafer
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He most certainly can now though right
Maybe it's just the most brilliant advanced marketing ploy of all time.
Posted on 3/17/26 at 9:59 am to Naked Bootleg
Why did Reuters feel the need to out him? What good comes from it?
Maybe they could spend their time outing the pedophiles and fraudsters stealing out tax dollars instead?
Maybe they could spend their time outing the pedophiles and fraudsters stealing out tax dollars instead?
Posted on 3/17/26 at 9:59 am to Naked Bootleg
If this is true I hate it. I wish they would have left him alone. He wanted to be left alone and just do art. Need more people not obsessed with plastering themselves all over social media for clicks.
Posted on 3/17/26 at 9:59 am to Naked Bootleg
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Maybe, you never know. I just wonder if he ever had any idea his works might instantly be worth millions.
I mean we 100% know. It's his company that is the one who authenticates his works. The pieces that sell for millions only sell for millions if they are verified by Pest Control Office. He could literally just paint pictures and verify them by PCO and make millions upon millions.
Posted on 3/17/26 at 10:02 am to Fun Bunch
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It probably dawned on him sometime in the past 35 years when they started going for millions.
That shredded painting sold for $25 Million after initially selling for $1.4 Million. I'm sure he didn't see a dime of it.
But I'd watch a movie on how he snuck a shredder into the original painting before auction at Sotheby's.
Posted on 3/17/26 at 10:04 am to Naked Bootleg
Value of his art just went down after being exposed as old fat and ugly
Posted on 3/17/26 at 10:06 am to geauxtigers87
I think it’s still reasonable to assume bansky is just a pseudonymous artist collective.
Daily mail doxxed that guy 20 years ago. What also goes unstated is the UK has a vast surveillance system with cameras on every corner. There’s no way the same guy spent 2 decades tagging buildings without anyone identifying the published pictures.
The changed name to David jones narrative is just a new PR campaign. Which also solves the legal issues since it was ruled Bansky can’t enforce his IP anonymously. Now he has a unique albeit common name.
Daily mail doxxed that guy 20 years ago. What also goes unstated is the UK has a vast surveillance system with cameras on every corner. There’s no way the same guy spent 2 decades tagging buildings without anyone identifying the published pictures.
The changed name to David jones narrative is just a new PR campaign. Which also solves the legal issues since it was ruled Bansky can’t enforce his IP anonymously. Now he has a unique albeit common name.
This post was edited on 3/17/26 at 10:10 am
Posted on 3/17/26 at 10:06 am to Naked Bootleg
He has probably cashed in. Maybe not as much as he could've.
Posted on 3/17/26 at 10:14 am to Macintosh
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Value of his art just went down after being exposed as old fat and ugly
This report is naming him as the same guy he was reported as being by Daily Mail almost 20 years ago. His art is worth 20x as much as it was then.
I'm in the middle of reading the Rueters article/investigation that is linked inside the OP's article but so far it's nothing new really. If anything, just backing up a 18 year old report.
Posted on 3/17/26 at 10:23 am to mindbreaker
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If this is true I hate it. I wish they would have left him alone. He wanted to be left alone and just do art. Need more people not obsessed with plastering themselves all over social media for clicks.
Art is subjective I know butt I love his art and I love the mystery around him. The story probably adds to why I like his art so much. I just don't see how you could be a fan (like this Rueters website that did the investigation claims to be) and make it your goal to unmask him.
It's a long article but nothing in there is all that new. The "investigation is kind of B.S. if anything.
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Reuters interviewed a dozen Banksy-world insiders and experts. None would comment on his identity, but many filled in details about his life and career. We examined photos of the artist, most of which obscured his face but contained critical information. We later unearthed previously undisclosed U.S. court records and police reports.
These included a hand-written confession by the artist to a long-ago misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct – a document that revealed, beyond dispute, Banksy’s true identity.
So their biggest revelation was court documents. Which they don't give any detail on. And "Banksy experts", not even the people that supposedly saw an artist spray painting in Kyviv.
Posted on 3/17/26 at 10:30 am to Bjorn Cyborg
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He has probably cashed in. Maybe not as much as he could've.
Here's a quote from him years ago...
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“I tell myself I use art to promote dissent, but maybe I am just using dissent to promote my art. I plead not guilty to selling out. But I plead it from a bigger house than I used to live in.”
Posted on 3/17/26 at 10:31 am to Naked Bootleg
Posted on 3/17/26 at 10:33 am to iwyLSUiwy
That's about what I figured.
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