![]() Ladies and gentlemen, for a new world record, the Banksy, “Love Is in the Bin,” sold to you, 16 million pounds. Banksy posted video of the event on Instagram, which showed stunned auction-goers watching as an alarm sounded before the painting slipped through the frame and shredded roughly half of the. Just checking that everyone is accounted for, we know who you all are. Alex, you coming in? I can’t tell you how terrified I am to bring down this hammer. The piece was a classic Banksy motif known as Girl with Balloon, created using spray paint on canvas back in 2006. You were here for this fantastic moment at 16 million pounds. At 16 million pounds, ladies and gentlemen, we are selling the Banksy here at Sotheby’s. Recently he delivered perhaps his most famous artwork, protesting against the commodification of art by very publicly having his own work shredded at auction. You bidding over here? Twelve million five. A video posted after the 2018 sale of Love is in the Bin, Banksy shows how the shredding mechanism was installed in the painting in case it was ever put up for auction. ![]() Any more? Twelve million five hundred thousand. Can We Just Admit That Banksy’s Art-Shredding Stunt Is Actually Really Good It is OK to let yourself like this confounding bit of auction theater. Twelve million five hundred thousand pounds, again, on the telephone is Michael’s bidder at 12,500,000. LONDON The Banksy painting that sensationally self-destructed three years ago after selling for 1.4 million at auction was resold by Sotheby’s Thursday for 18.6 million pounds, or 25.4. The ever-elusive Banksy has released a new video detailing the now infamous shredding of his 'Girl With Balloon' painting which was auctioned off at Sothebys earlier this month. Transcript Banksy’s Shredded Artwork Sold for $25.4 Million The painting, which partially self-destructed three years ago after selling for $1.4 million, was resold by Sotheby’s for $25.4 million, setting a new record for the artist.Īt 12 million pounds.
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