Two art collectors are taking legal action against artist over his ‘refusal’ to confirm the authenticity of one of his famous images

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    8 months ago

    Hmmm, this sounds like click bait. No way a suit over authenticity is going to force an identity reveal.

    –checks article

    Yep, just a suit over a group responsible for verification dragging their feet.

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      8 months ago

      The group responsible for verification is Bansky’s company

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        8 months ago

        No argument here, but it’s point of existence (besides profit) is to shield that identity. There’s no future outside of Everything Everywhere All At Once where this suit leads to a forced identity reveal. Worst case for that company is a settlement.

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        8 months ago

        Yeah, the whole “anonymous artist” is the bullshit bit.

        It really wouldn’t be hard to track down who it is. And he’s either honest on his taxes or a criminal.

        Might not be published knowledge, but people know.

        The people at the company absolutely know.