This stupid fucking worthless sack of shit article literally closes with: “Why should we care? We probably shouldn’t.”
Like, yes. You’re right. BUT they obviously care because they get clicks for publishing. It breaks my heart anytime I see artists/creatives who intentionally remain anonymous get outed. DOOM, Elena Ferrante, Blindboy — whoever! Just fucking respect people, okay? Please?
The Ukraine connection?
Reuters went on a reverse forensic journey. It found that after the first 2008 unmasking by the Mail on Sunday, all evidence of Robin Gunningham’s existence vanished – no tax records, employment records, property filings, zilch. In 2022 a bunch of Banksy artworks had started appearing on bombed out buildings in Ukraine. Reuters checked the immigration and border control records and found out that Robert Del Naja had entered the besieged country around the same time. Aha! Back to the Massive Attack link.
The European "Try not to fuck yourself over by libbing out over Ukraine" challenge (difficulty: impossible)
Why should we care?
Good question. I guess im not so hard pressed for shit to do in my life that I need to figure this out. I mean, I guess I get it. I'm not trying to be obtuse. It's a mystery or whatever, but nobody's life will be made better or worse by naming whomever it is.
He must be like 50 or 60 years old by now right
Yeah it says the accused artist by investigation is 52.