A Banksy expert has shared his amused reaction to a viral video claiming he is in fact the elusive Bristol street artist. Paul Gough, a former UWE vice-chancellor, recorded his reaction to a viral video drawing parallels between himself and the mystery artist.
The conspiracy theory that Paul Gough is Banksy has been spreading on the Arts University Bournemouth (AUB) campus, where he is now the vice chancellor, for some time - and has now made it onto social media including TikTok. However, he has laughed off the claim and shared his own thoughts on who Banksy is.
He even said that people shouldn't assume Banksy is a man, despite that being one of the few widely accepted attributes of the artist's identity, nor assume that Banksy is one person. He said his interest has always been in the art itself rather than the artist.
