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Fitting... :YMAPPLAUSE::LMAO:
If it's on CNN then it is true :wink2:
Banksy painting '''self-destructs''' moments after being sold for $1.4 million - CNN Style
Banksy painting '''self-destructs''' moments after being sold for $1.4 million - CNN Style
And they fell for it?.
The framed Girl With Balloon, one of the artist's best known works, was auctioned by Sotheby's in London.
The piece which shows a girl reaching towards a heart-shaped balloon was the final work sold at the auction.
However, moments after the piece went under the hammer, the canvas passed through a shredder that was hidden inside the frame.
Posting a picture of the moment on Instagram, Banksy wrote: "Going, going, gone..."
The 2006 piece sold for £1.042m on Friday night.
"It appears we just got Banksy-ed," said Alex Branczik, Sotheby's senior director and head of contemporary art in Europe.
John Brandler, director of Brandler Art Galleries, described Banksy as "the ultimate publicity artist" and said the stunt was "absolutely brilliant".
"He has made Damien Hirst look like an amateur," Mr Brandler said.
The framed Girl With Balloon, one of the artist's best known works, was auctioned by Sotheby's in London.
The piece which shows a girl reaching towards a heart-shaped balloon was the final work sold at the auction.
However, moments after the piece went under the hammer, the canvas passed through a shredder that was hidden inside the frame.
Posting a picture of the moment on Instagram, Banksy wrote: "Going, going, gone..."
The 2006 piece sold for £1.042m on Friday night.
"It appears we just got Banksy-ed," said Alex Branczik, Sotheby's senior director and head of contemporary art in Europe.
John Brandler, director of Brandler Art Galleries, described Banksy as "the ultimate publicity artist" and said the stunt was "absolutely brilliant".
"He has made Damien Hirst look like an amateur," Mr Brandler said.
I believe it did but who am I to know?.
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A little confused here, is he going to jail or not?.
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Myth-busting the self-shredding Banksy painting – Boing Boing
I think it's likely the whole thing was arranged with Sotheby's. It would be a very Banksy thing to do. It's as much a statement as it is a stunt. The destroyed piece is worth more now than when it was intact.
I think it's likely the whole thing was arranged with Sotheby's. It would be a very Banksy thing to do. It's as much a statement as it is a stunt. The destroyed piece is worth more now than when it was intact.
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