Ryan said: I have no problem with graffiti artists making money while staying anonymous -- after all, I do own a copy of Banksy's book -- but I do have a problem with BNE getting fame just for getting up. Ubiquity is easy. Telling a story is much more difficult. Quote:
In what he said was his first interview with a journalist, the man in the hooded sweatshirt said he was responsible for this viral dissemination of the three-lettered puzzle, but refused to divulge his name, age or many details about his background and method, for fear of arrest. He also refused to have his face photographed or to say what B.N.E. stands for.Added: December 9, 2009 at 7:28AM EST