The mild-mannered Millward is a lobbyist in the UK so, unlike her husband's politically-charged street art, she's gone legit with her activism. As it turns out, the life of a world-renowned street artist is fairly mundane. Banksy is commonly believed to be Robin Gunningham, as first identified by The Mail on Sunday in 2008, born on in Yate, 12 miles (19 km) from Bristol.īanksy - the artist's wife, Joy Millward. Other sources claim however that his earliest tag was 'Robin Banx' which later became the more catchy 'Banksy'.īut he has anonymity. In Banksy Myths & Legends, Marc Leverton writes that Banksy earned his ' tag' through his skills as a goalkeeper, receiving the nickname 'Banksy' by his teammates after the England goalkeeper Gordon Banks. There has been intense speculation over Banksy's identity. Has anyone found out who Banksy? Banksy's identity has never been officially confirmed but that hasn't stopped many from speculating over who he could be. Pictures that surfaced of a man who was supposedly Banksy pointed toward Gunningham, an artist who was born in Bristol in 1973. The two names most often suggested are Robert Banks and Robin Gunningham. Is Banksy's identity known? Banksy's identity remains unknown, despite intense speculation. Another oft-repeated rumour is that Banksy is actually Robert Del Naja, also known as 3D, the artist and Massive Attack musician. Two known pieces of art are signed by Robin Gunningham, so we know he has at least some experience in the art world. Del Naja told the Daily Mail: “Rumors of my secret identity are greatly exaggerated… It would be a good story but sadly not true. The backstory: In 2010, rumors began to swirl that Banksy murals popping up across North America were by Robert Del Naja, the visual artist and frontman of the band Massive Attack. Hopefully no one takes it all too seriously.Is Banksy in Massive Attack? Table des matières: Well, whatever the case may be, speculating on the identity of artist such as Banksy (and secretive authors such as Thomas Pynchon) is loads of fun. Similarly, Banksy is credited with the introduction for Del Naja’s 3D and the Art of Massive Attack, published in 2015. Williams posits that Del Naja and others, possibly Gunningham, are all a collective functioning as the artist known as Banksy.Ĭuriously, Del Naja appears in the documentary Exit through the Gift Shop talking about Banksy like he was an old friend. In fact, another Banksy candidate is Robin Gunningham, previously identified by none other than the Daily Mailand, separately, The Guardian, who is also a known associate of Del Naja and Massive Attack (this is disputed). The evidence, such that it is, is all circumstantial and no one has confirmed anything. Specifically, Banksy pieces found or shown in Melbourne, Australia (March 2003), in Disneyland and Los Angeles (September 2006), again in Melbourne (March to April 2010), in San Francisco, Toronto, and Boston (May 2010), and New York (September to October 2013) can all be tied to stops on Massive Attack tours. Street art by Banksy, New York, October 2013 Massive Attack had played the city in September. In other words, Del Naja (a noted graffiti artist, as it happens) had both the means and was in the right location to have participated in creating Banksy artwork. Journalist Craig Williams came up with the Del Naja collective theory after tracking Banksy artworks around the world and finding that they appeared at the same relative time and place as Massive Attack concerts. The paper has a crazy graphic related to this news that you just have to see, which can find via the link above. Now, that is downright trippy because Banksy is known to be from Bristol and so is Massive Attack (Bristol is the birthplace of trip-hop). The Daily Mailreports that Banksy is none other than Robert ‘3D’ Del Naja of legendary trip-hop band Massive Attack…or that he is at least a member of a collective working as the artist known as Banksy. We’re talking of course about the street artist Banksy, who was in the news recently when one of his murals in the UK was damaged, and the latest theory about his identity takes a decidedly “hiding in plain sight” approach. The art world’s favorite cypher is the target once again of investigative journalism seeking to unmask him.
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