Overview
- Reuters reports the pseudonymous artist is Robin Gunningham of Bristol, a claim it bases on documents and corroboration that his representatives have not confirmed.
- Key evidence includes a handwritten confession from a 2000 NYPD case involving a defaced Marc Jacobs billboard, with records naming Gunningham, $1,500 bail, a $310 fine, and five days of community service.
- The investigation says Gunningham legally changed his name to David Jones in 2008, a common name investigators argue enabled lower-profile travel and transactions.
- Immigration records and witnesses cited by Reuters indicate a man using the name David Jones, with Gunningham’s birth date, entered and left Ukraine in October 2022 alongside Massive Attack’s Robert Del Naja and photographer Giles Duley.
- Image comparisons and rare photos, including 2004 Jamaica shots by Peter Dean Rickards, are presented as visual links, while Banksy’s lawyer disputes details and Pest Control says the artist has decided to say nothing.