Photographer Glen Friedman Sues Thierry Guetta ('Mr. Brainwash') Over Use of Run DMC Image

After seeing Exit Through the Gift Shop, and even years before the popular documentary was released, many people questioned whether or not street artist Thierry Guetta (or Mr. Brainwash, as he’s taken as his artistic nom de plume) is a real person or merely another Banksy prank. However, with recent news this week, we quote ArtInfo who writes: “he’s real enough to be hit with a copyright infringement suit.” As The Art Newspaper reports,

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