--- title: Massive Attack Member Named as Guerilla Artist Banksy description: The latest theory to gain traction: Banksy is in fact Robert Del Naja, one of the three members of the trio Massive Attack canonical: https://time.com/4477257/banksy-robert-del-naja-massive-attack/ author: Nash Jenkins article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-09-02T09:00:32.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:41:57.639Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Is Banksy Actually Massive Attack's Robert Del Naja? og:description: That's the new theory that's going around, anyway og:url: https://time.com/4477257/banksy-robert-del-naja-massive-attack/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt991ef80c63c7ebcf/6988a4af8e0601523c46755d/gettyimages-458366561.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Barclaycard Presents British Summer Time Hyde Park: Day 1 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Is Banksy Actually Massive Attack's Robert Del Naja? twitter:description: That's the new theory that's going around, anyway twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt991ef80c63c7ebcf/6988a4af8e0601523c46755d/gettyimages-458366561.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Is Banksy Actually Massive Attack's Robert Del Naja? > Sponsored content. 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Banksy's new art show "Better Out Than In" has New Yorkers and visitors alike scrambling to see his daily graffiti artwork in various city locations before it gets covered up_ by [Nash Jenkins](https://time.com/author/p-nash-jenkins/) ## Nash Jenkins Sep 2, 2016 9:00 AM UTC  Robert Del Naja of Massive Attack performs on stage on July 1, 2016, in London Robert Del Naja of Massive Attack performs on stage on July 1, 2016, in LondonBrian Rasic—WireImage/Getty Images by [Nash Jenkins](https://time.com/author/p-nash-jenkins/) ## Nash Jenkins Sep 2, 2016 9:00 AM UTC Say what you will about the pseudonymous guerrilla artist [Banksy](http://content.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1678584,00.html), but chances are, you’ve probably wondered at one point or another who he (or she) really is. The latest theory to gain traction: [Banksy](http://time.com/3526064/banksy-street-art-world-gallery/) is in fact Robert Del Naja, one of the three members of the electronic hip-hop trio Massive Attack. The theory appears to originate with the research of a 31-year-old British journalism graduate student named Craig Williams, who first presented his case in a [blog post](http://www.tenementtv.com/news/could-this-be-banksys-real-identity/) back in January. Drawing from rumors circulating in Italy, Williams noted that Banksy and Del Naja — himself a known graffiti artist — had been linked in the past, then went on to provide more compelling evidence. Banksy’s work famously crops up [randomly around the world](http://time.com/3723390/banksy-video-gaza/), aligned with no set schedule — except, apparently, with the schedule of Massive Attack’s tours, Williams observed. He lists dozens of locations across the globe where the appearance of Banksy murals and Massive Attack tours seem to have coincided, including the band’s September 2006 show at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl, which came a week and a half after a Banksy stunt at Disneyland, and Massive Attack’s residency in New York in the fall of 2013 coincided with the appearance of Banksy’s mural _The Street Is in Play_. ### See Banksy’s Art From Around the World  The new Banksy depicting the painting 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' by Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer is see on a wall in Bristol Harbourside, England on Oct. 20, 2014. Paul Green—Demotix/Corbis  A Banksy is seen near the headquarters of Britain's eavesdropping agency, Government Communications Headquarters, known as GCHQ, in Cheltenham, England on April 16, 2014. Eddie Keogh—Reuters  Banksy's 9/11 tribute featuring the Twin Towers located at Staple Street in TriBeCa, New York City, Oct. 16, 2013. Nancy Kaszerman—Zumapress/Corbis  Banksy's "Waiting in vain...at the door of the club." is seen on a roll-down security gate covering the main entrance to Larry Flint's Hustler Club on October 24, 2013 in New York City. John Moore—Getty Images  A Banksy depicting a silhouette of a hammer boy playing 'strong man' in the Upper West Side of new York City, October 20, 2013. Dennis Van Tine—Geisler-Fotopres/picture-alliance/dpa/AP  Builders walk past a Banksy on Pollard Street on November 1, 2007 in London, England. Chris Jackson—Getty Images  A Banksy wall painting seen on the apartheid wall near Bethlehem on June 16, 2013 in central West Bank, Palestine. Ian Walton—Getty Images  A graffiti titled "Balloon Debate" made by Banksy is seen on Israel's highly controversial West Bank barrier in Ramallah on August 6, 2005. Marco Di Lauro—Getty Images  A Palestinian boy walks past a work by Banksy near the Kalandia checkpoint in the West Bank on August 10, 2005. Ammar Awad—Reuters  A Banksy is seen on Israel's highly controversial West Bank barrier in Abu Dis on August 6, 2005. Marco Di Lauro—Getty Images  Artwork by Banksy is seen on a wall during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, January 22, 2010. Robert Galbraith—Reuters  Grafitti by Banksy adorns a building August 29, 2008 in New Orleans, La. Chris Graythen—Getty Images  A Banksy depicting a child wielding a machine gun, in black and white surrounded by colored flowers, is spotted in Westwood, Ca. on February 17, 2011. Gabriel Buoys—AFP/Getty Images  A Palestinian laborer works under a large wall painting by Banksy on December 5, 2007 in Bethlehem in the West Bank. David Silverman—Getty Images  Banksy's 'What we do in life echoes in Eternity' seen in New York City on Oct. 14, 2013. Erik Pendzich —Demotix/Corbis  Banksy's "Crayon Foreclosure," seen in Los Angeles, Ca. on February 27, 2011. Jason LaVeris—FilmMagic/Getty Images  Banksy's 'Sweeping It Under The Carpet' is seen in London, England on May 16, 2006. Jim Dyson—Getty Images  A Banksy is seen on a wall next to the Regent's Canal, in Camden in London on December 22, 2009. Luke MacGregor—Reuters  A Banksy appears in the neighborhood of Fitzrovia in London, England on October 6, 2011. Jim Dyson—Getty Images  A Banksy is pictured in North London on August 20, 2012. Jim Dyson—Getty Images  A Banksy is seen in East London, on December 20, 2011. Jim Dyson—Getty Images  A mural by Banksy, which has been defaced by blue paint bombs, is seen on the side of a building in Park Street on March 4, 2013 in Bristol, England. Matt Cardy—Getty Images  A screen print titled 'Di Faced Tenners' showing the face of Princess Diana in place of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is one of ten Banksy pieces on display in Bonhams Auction House in London on Monday, Oct. 22, 2007 Cathal McNaughton—PA/AP  Banksy's Laugh Now is held by a Bonham's employee's during a viewing for the World's First Urban Art Auction at Bonham's on January 22, 2008 in London, England. Daniel Berehulak—Getty Images  A work entitled "Banksus Militus Vandalus" is displayed in the first unauthorized retrospective of works by British graffiti artist Banksy in London on June 6, 2014. Justin Tallis—AFP/Getty Images  Tai, a 38-year-old Asian elephant, painted by Banksy, is displayed at the "Barely Legal" exhibition at a warehouse near downtown Los Angeles on September 15, 2006. Fred Prouser—Reuters  An employee signals a phone bid on Banksy's "Vandalised Phone Box" during Sotheby's "Red" benefit auction to raise funds for HIV/AIDS treatment in Africa in New York City on Feb 14, 2008. Lucas Jackson—Reuters  A Banksy is seen in London, England on Dec. 12, 2004. PYMCA/UIG/Getty Images  A Banksy inspired by Pulp Fiction is seen in London, England on Nov. 30, 2005. PYMCA/UIG/Getty Images More recently, however, Williams has backpedaled. In a [blog post ](https://glasgowtransmission.wordpress.com/2016/08/29/banksy-how-the-worlds-most-elusive-artist-may-in-fact-be-artists/)dated Aug. 28, he posits that Banksy is not one person, but rather an artistic collective — albeit one in which Del Naja could be a core member. “I’m pretty annoyed at how this has come out as me basically saying that it’s 3D,” he [told](http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/is-banksy-actually-robert-del-naja-aka-3d-of-the-band-massive-attack-20160902-gr73hp.html) the _Sydney Morning Herald,_ using Del Naja’s stage name. “I wanted to focus more on the idea that it’s a group of artists who share common themes, mirroring the idea suggested in Shakespeare scholarship circles — that such a large body of work was done by many hands rather than one.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4477257/banksy-robert-del-naja-massive-attack/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4477257/banksy-robert-del-naja-massive-attack/"},"headline":"Is Banksy Actually Massive Attack's Robert Del Naja?","datePublished":"2016-09-02T09:00:32.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:41:57.639Z","description":"That's the new theory that's going around, anyway","url":"https://time.com/4477257/banksy-robert-del-naja-massive-attack/","keywords":["Art","celebrities","Banksy"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt991ef80c63c7ebcf/6988a4af8e0601523c46755d/gettyimages-458366561.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nash Jenkins","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/p-nash-jenkins/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt991ef80c63c7ebcf/6988a4af8e0601523c46755d/gettyimages-458366561.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Barclaycard Presents British Summer Time Hyde Park: Day 1","caption":"Barclaycard Presents British Summer Time Hyde Park: Day 1","creditText":"Brian Rasic—WireImage/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/art/","name":"Art"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4477257/banksy-robert-del-naja-massive-attack/","name":"Is Banksy Actually Massive Attack's Robert Del Naja?"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Banksy in New York: Catch It Before It's Gone","description":"Banksy's new art show \"Better Out Than In\" has New Yorkers and visitors alike scrambling to see his daily graffiti artwork in various city locations before it gets covered up","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/B3jCKyIJ/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2013-10-03T11:59:36.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/B3jCKyIJ.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4477257/banksy-robert-del-naja-massive-attack/","duration":"PT3M15S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4477257/banksy-robert-del-naja-massive-attack/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```