http://anthemmagazine.com/rss/story/661 Content view for all categories en http://anthemmagazine.com/story/661 <!--paging_filter--><p>U.K. graffiti artist, Banksy, has been all at once notoriously acclaimed and endlessly mysterious. Even after selling pieces for upwards of £200,000, the masked master of street art has still managed to remain shrouded in anonymity. A couple pictures captioned with a triumphant, "Banksy: Unmasked!" have been unearthed, but the authenticity of these artifacts is always questionable. </p> <p>The <em>Daily Mail</em> recently put its resources towards discovering Banksy's true identity, and has apparently successfully solved the puzzle! Read the full story <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1034538/Graffiti-artist-Banksy-unmasked---public-schoolboy-middle-class-suburbia.html" target="_new">right here</a>. </p> <p>The article is compelling and certainly offers plenty of facts to back up all statements, but we can never be sure. Even the <em>Mail</em>'s lengthy expose only includes <em>two</em> images of Banksy, one of which is from nearly twenty years ago. Perhaps we ought to close the books on this one and let Banksy continue merrily raking in the greenbacks behind a veil of mystery.</p> http://anthemmagazine.com/story/661#comments Art_Design Banksy Daily Mail graffiti London news U.K. Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:41:09 -0700 nik.mercer 661 at http://anthemmagazine.com