Mysterious Graffiti Star Banksy May Be Doxxed in Lawsuit – Underground Figure Is Now a Collective of Artists, Backed by an Army of Lawyers, Art Dealers and Curators
We are living in momentous days, in which much of what has been hidden is getting dragged over to the light. Yesterday’s secrets are becoming today’s disclosures.
And the art world isn’t any different. Now, it surfaces that the graffiti artist known to the world as Banksy may be unmasked in an upcoming UK court defamation case.
The lawsuit was prompted by Banksy’s use of Instagram to invite shoplifters to go to a Guess store and loot it, since it had used his imagery without permission.
The case could end up forcing Banksy to relinquish his anonymity, which has been central to his success.
The Conversation reported:
“There has been much speculation as to the identity of the artist and he is believed by many to be Bristol’s Robin Gunningham,