{"id":73060,"date":"2026-03-20T09:55:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T13:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/?p=73060"},"modified":"2026-03-22T13:40:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T17:40:21","slug":"unmasked-its-banksys-world-but-not-officially","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/2026\/03\/unmasked-its-banksys-world-but-not-officially.html","title":{"rendered":"<font size=\"+1.75\"><em>Unmasked<\/font><\/em> <br><strong>It&#8217;s Banksy&#8217;s World . . . But Not Officially<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Now that we know the famously anonymous artist is&nbsp;a 52-year-old Briton, Robin Gunningham by name, <br> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/culture\/2026\/mar\/18\/banksy-identity-revealed-real-name-bristol-born-man-reuters-investigation\">so what? <\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.museubanksy.pt\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"311\" data-attachment-id=\"73058\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/screenshot-343\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banksy-bdr750-1.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"750,311\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banksy-bdr750-1.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banksy-bdr750-1-300x124.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitlisboa.com\/en\/events\/museu-banksy-lisbon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"157\" data-attachment-id=\"73070\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/screenshot-344\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BANKSY-dates.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1304,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Screenshot&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Screenshot&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Banksy Museum dates in Lisbon\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BANKSY-dates-300x46.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BANKSY-dates-1024x157.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BANKSY-dates-1024x157.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73070\" style=\"aspect-ratio:6.523480160174736\" title=\"CLICK THIS TOO.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BANKSY-dates-1024x157.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BANKSY-dates-300x46.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BANKSY-dates-768x118.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BANKSY-dates.jpg 1304w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><font size=\"-1\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitlisboa.com\/en\/events\/museu-banksy-lisbon\">There are 100 reproductions of Banksy&#8217;s artwork on view: video installations, graffiti, canvases, projections, and murals.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/font><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitlisboa.com\/en\/events\/museu-banksy-lisbon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"584\" data-attachment-id=\"73129\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/screenshot-345\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BANKSY-MUSEUM-LISBON-750.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"750,584\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Screenshot&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Screenshot&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bnstallation at the Banksy Museum in Lisbon.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BANKSY-MUSEUM-LISBON-750-300x234.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BANKSY-MUSEUM-LISBON-750.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BANKSY-MUSEUM-LISBON-750.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73129\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.2842809364548495;width:750px;height:auto\" title=\"CLICK FOR DETAILS.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BANKSY-MUSEUM-LISBON-750.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BANKSY-MUSEUM-LISBON-750-300x234.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitlisboa.com\/en\/events\/museu-banksy-lisbon\"><em>Click for details.<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The museum in Lisbon, Portugal, showcases 100 reproductions of Banksy&#8217;s artwork through video, installations, graffiti, canvases, projections, and 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