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Banksy, Daft Punk, Elena Ferrante: The New Cult of the Anonymous Artist

OUT OF SIGHT

From Banksy to Daft Punk, innovators in the new millennium are increasingly hiding their identities behind aliases, masks, and avatars.

Ted Gioia
Ted Gioia
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