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>the artist's PR team

Funny how someone who "no one knows who he is" has a PR team, is able to run auctions, put exhibitions in museums, send and receive money, etc...

Only a numbnut would believe those things could happen "anonymously".

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> Only a numbnut would believe those things can happen "anonymously".

I think you might be taking it too literally... Obviously some people know who he is... It's within the general public and media that he has remained anonymous...

It's weird insulting people when you're not correct about what they believe.

> Funny how someone who "no one knows who he is" has a PR team, is able to run auctions, put exhibitions in museums, send and receive money, etc...

Isn't having a PR team exactly how he manages that? He has agents to do it for him instead of doing it himself, preserving his anonymity.

Yeah, what I don't like is the hypocrisy of that and the authorities who play along. (S)he plays the "oh but you can't find me ;)" card every time it needs to escape prosecution ... yet makes use of the same legal system when it goes on its favor. (i.e. tries to trademark its art, sues others who reproduce it [1]). Good thing the EU doesn't play along.

As for me, I just dislike charlatans, disregarding of how famous they may be.

1: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2020/sep/17/banksy-...

Charlatan! Do tell how.

>"no one knows who he is"

Except that's not been the case. There have always been some people who know who Banksy is.

Yeah ... and that's my point.

I don't think anybody has ever suggested that literally nobody except Banksy knows who Banksy is. It's pretty obvious there would need to be at least a handful of people who know, since almost the beginning.

Your point is based on the false premise that literally no one is supposed to know his identity. In reality, the claim is not that literally no one knows his identity, but rather that his identity has not been publicly confirmed. Most likely there are quite a few people who know his identity, like his art agents, financial and legal representation, friends, etc.

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