US EditionReuters Claims Banksy is Robin Gunningham, Now Using the Name David Jones
Reuters links Banksy to Robin Gunningham, who changed his name to David Jones; investigation used court and police files, immigration records, and interviews.
- On Friday, March 13, Reuters released a report identifying street artist Banksy as Robin Gunningham, concluding he legally changed his name to David Jones to protect his privacy.
- Gunningham's attempt to hide his identity began to collapse following his September 2000 arrest in New York, where police documents from New York Fashion Week provided investigators with crucial evidence.
- Former manager Stephen Lazarides seemingly confirmed the name change to Reuters, stating, "There is no Robin Gunningham. The name you've got I killed years ago," after managing the artist until 2008.
- The name Jones is one of Britain's most common surnames; in 2017, about 6,000 men named David Jones lived in the UK, according to identity-data intelligence company GBG.
- His 2022 murals in Ukraine, which catalyzed the investigation, cemented Banksy's status as a figure of profound global cultural influence despite the revelation of his identity.
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The artist behind the pseudonym Banksy is said to be Robin Cunningham, now known as David Jones.
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For years, the world has entertained theories about who’s behind Banksy, the elusive street artist and serial prankster. Some have floated the idea of a larger art collective, or that mysterious blonde woman spotted in the background of his Oscar-nominated documentary Exit Through the Gift Shop, or maybe a time-traveling alien, or ME…OK, I made those last two up, but you get it. It could be anybody. But on Monday, an 8,000-word report published …
The Herald Scotland
Who is Banksy? Artist's identity 'revealed' after more than 26 years of speculation
The identity of British artist Banksy may finally have been revealed after years of speculation.
A few days ago an agency pretended to confirm something that LOC already did a year ago. It said to definitively reveal the identity of Banksy, the most urban English artist...
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