Who Is Banksy? We Have a Few Theories Behind the Artist’s Identity

Later that year, reports surfaced, claiming that Banksy was hiding out at Dismaland, his satirical amusement park, in Weston-Super-Mare. Many have speculated that Banksy is actually Mr. Brainwash, but art connoisseurs worldwide would agree that is a wildly unlikely theory, as the French street artist — whose real name is Thierry Guetta — is really more of a professional con artist than anything else.