Fake Banksy NFT sold through artist's website for £244k

Re:Fake Banksy NFT sold through artist's website for £244k by AnotherGoodName on Tuesday August 31, 2021 @02:09PM (#28371436)

I mean even if the art is one person the numerous legally registered companies such as, BANKSY LIMITED, THE ART OF BANKSY LONDON LIMITED, etc. are corporations with directors that you can easily look up. The listed directors almost certainly aren't Banksy.

Banksy is literally a company with marketing, accounts, PR, and management. They are constantly looking for the next viral opportunity and they are big on branding.

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Re:Fake Banksy NFT sold through artist's website for £244k by tartoran on Tuesday August 31, 2021 @02:25PM (#28371660)

Yeah, it’s quite sad, it’s just another business milking attention, controversy and art with an f.

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Re:Fake Banksy NFT sold through artist's website for £244k by AnotherGoodName on Tuesday August 31, 2021 @02:30PM (#28371725)

For what it's worth i don't even mind that Banksy is literally a corporation. I just wish we were all honest about that. If there's some aspiring artist out there that wants to be the next Banksy our advice should be

"Ok go and register a new company. You'll also need some inner city office space, a management team, marketing and PR. As for the art? Let the data analysts take a look at opportunities to get the most views."

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