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minus-squareGrimy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·22 hours agoHe has sold some of his work at auction, I’m guessing they didn’t write a check to “Banksy”.
minus-squarejawa22@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·15 hours agoBanksy has also been to court before, fully represented by his lawyer. The odds of them not knowing precisely who he is are fairly low, I believe.
minus-squareklu9@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·19 hours agoprobably wrote the cheque to a shell company
minus-squareTachyonTele@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·19 hours agoThere’s two companies associated with the name, at least. This is from memory, so grain of salt, but i believe there’s a company specifically to get a hold of the artist(s). And one that sells the prints and stuff.
He has sold some of his work at auction, I’m guessing they didn’t write a check to “Banksy”.
Banksy has also been to court before, fully represented by his lawyer. The odds of them not knowing precisely who he is are fairly low, I believe.
probably wrote the cheque to a shell company
There’s two companies associated with the name, at least. This is from memory, so grain of salt, but i believe there’s a company specifically to get a hold of the artist(s). And one that sells the prints and stuff.