A new graphic novel is taking on the difficult task of telling the life story of Banksy—without knowing who Banksy actually is. His Name is Banksy, written by journalist and screenwriter Francesco ...

A local politician in the U.K. has resigned in an effort to quiet baseless yet persistent rumors that he is the anonymous British street artist Banksy. Pembroke Dock town councilor William Gannon, age ...

An investigation by Reuters agency claims that the renowned urban artist is named Robin Gunningham. He neither confirms nor denies it. It is possibly one of the biggest mysteries of contemporary art.

For nearly three decades the art world has been engaged in a strange cultural ritual. People stand in front of walls, stare at them with unusual seriousness and try to interpret the joke someone left ...