Street artist and infamous provocateur Banksy is regularly making headlines, whether it’s a new piece of graffiti appearing somewhere around the world, a whopping auction sale, or a debate surrounding one of his works. Most recently, he has been in the news due to the recent destruction of one of his street art pieces in Bristol by actor Christopher Walken for a BBC comedy show.

While his graffiti have become famous images recognized around the world, Banksy himself is a lot more inconspicuous and secretive as the real name and identity of the artist, political activist and film director born and raised in Bristol remain unknown and have been the subject of much speculation