I would be interested in hearing some of your research. Feel free to share details without feeling you will put people to sleep. Ive received a lot of PMs regarding this topic and I don't see the harm in putting it out there at this point. Especially with Goldie having said his name and never gone back on it. The moral high ground to talk about it is there if a friend of 30 years+ wont go back to lie about it. Overall, the evidence for Del Naja is well noted. The evidence for Gunningham is non-existent beside the geographic profiling (which is not an exact criminal science by any measure). In fact,

"Concepts relating to the explanation of spatial behaviour/geographic profiling include the least-effort principle where offenders are more likely to act on the first or opportunity."

That does not line up at all with well planned art projects where stencils need to be cut, supplies need to be brought and help needs to be there the majority of the time. It seems to be complete bullshit vs. the mountain of Del Naja evidence. This is the study that came up with the 3 addresses and pub. Anyone who's ever spent anytime in a pub would tell you they'd be happy to tell you whatever gets them another round.

So now you're down to a picture of a guy kneeling in Jamaica with a stencil behind him. Any of us could re-create that scene in our backyards in 5 minutes.

VERSUS

A MOUNTAIN OF EVIDENCE IT IS DEL NAJA.

My view on it is I would rather these prints go to people who at least know who he is and are in his forum (even if they are calling him magic beans) vs. when the next piece of news drops and the rush happens and they go to a bunch of cop and flip garbage people.

I think the saddest part of this thread is that this False attempt to Hype this artist takes away from the work and the artist himself. I actually am probably in the minority here in liking Del Naja's work more than I like Banksy's work. Nothing against Banksy and his importance, and place in street art history and now contemporary history, but personally I like the deeper work versus tongue and cheek work. That being said I really doubt these are the same artists regardless of all these rumors, I am sure they know each other really well and probably have worked together but my gut tells me that these are 2 separate people regardless of facts or rumors.

There is no reason why Banksy would ever need an alter ego for art if he was Del Naja, As I am sure the musical outlet would be enough to get any other artistic urgencies out. Why would he need a 3rd outlet to create personal work for his music career, thats like inception or something. The works seem inline with the real del naja and maybe due to his real friendship with Banksy he was urged to paint more outside music and dabbled in some artwork and prints. I see many musicians hang with their artist friends and pick up a brush to dabble. So unless Banksy is somehow schizophrenic and in need of mutiple personalities and personas I highly doubt they are the same. My 2 cents.

Your still reaching, 3D was a Graf name del naja is real name. And as far as other musical projects it's typical for musicians to have multiple projects. Try again.

Not exactly selling out, decided to get one today and mine is number 333, with the prints been available for over 12 years, there may be another 10 years left to get one!!

... dusty ...

I recently bought some of the Banksy Bristol museum posters and they seemed like they had been sitting in smarties tubes for years. Can't comment on the actual prints though.

 
There is something very strange about the way these prints have been sold over the last decade +. They are certainly not being sold in numerical order.

Less than 10 years ago for Conor Harrington.  Case in point; 'Holy Smoke', the whole edition was hand finished (or should we say hand started?!?) was available for well over a year (if not over 2) on the Lazarides website.  I took my sweet time buying that one.  I believe over the years I have only seen only 2 or 3 switch hands.  That print rarely ever gets mentioned.

I actually read that ridiculous research paper. Over half of the citations were from other papers written by the same professor. Basically, it was a name-drop for attention. I have a digital copy if anyone is interested.

I definitely prefer 3D over Banksy, but this is from the book published by Del Naja, "3D and the art of Massive Attack"

Anyone who loves Urban Art and knows their history should be by de facto a huge Del Naja fan. His work goes hand in hand with Basquiat not going to look pretty on a wall but for sure skirting the edge of sanity and pushing political/social boundaries.

One per customer also? why would POW need or feel they have to restrict the number people order? Must Be Banksy

"3D and the art of Massive Attack" speaks volumes on the subject of why he switched and used the name Banksy instead of 3D for his art work. 

He's got a few cool pieces that somewhat speak to the masses. But like Cliff may want to hedge bets as one could have said the same for Basquiat. People wanted Warhol instead at the time now look. Then if it turns out he is Banksy, forget about it.