Who is Banksy? Unmasking the elusive street artist

The anonymous street artist - who is synonymous with subversion, satire and secrecy - returns with a statue in London.
NBC New York

The media may have unmasked Banksy — again. That's angered some art fans but not ruffled dealers

Years before the rise of Instagram, Banksy figured out that the key to real influence lay in not being famous, exactly, but in being anonymous. The mystery of his identity has long been part of the ...
New York Post

Banksy’s ‘unmasking’ angered some art fans — but hasn’t ruffled dealers

Years before the rise of Instagram, Banksy figured out that the key to real influence lay in not in being famous, exactly, but in being anonymous. The mystery of his identity has long been part of the ...
The Conversation

Banksy’s identity may have been published – but was the investigation in the public interest?

The British artist Banksy, who is in part famous for being anonymous, has seemingly been unmasked – again. On March 13, Reuters published an investigation that claims to have “revealed, beyond dispute ...
Reuters

Fact Check: London man misidentified as street artist Banksy

Some media outlets and others online have misidentified photos of a London man as the British street artist Banksy. The man, George Georgiou, is not Banksy. Photos of Georgiou were published after a ...