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Love is in the Bin is a 2018 art intervention by Banksy at Sotheby's London. According to Sotheby's, it is "the first artwork in history to have been created live during an auction." [1] His 2006 painting of Girl with Balloon unexpectedly self-destructed immediately after it was sold at auction. The damaged painting was later renamed Love is in ...
In 2018, a framed copy of the work was shredded after being sold at auction by way of a mechanical device Banksy had hidden inside the frame. Banksy confirmed that he was responsible for the shredding and gave the altered piece a new name, Love is in the Bin. Sotheby's said it was "the first work in history ever created during a live auction."
Immediately after the auction ended, a mechanism hidden in the frame was triggered by remote control and partially shredded the piece. [68] Banksy later explained that he had built the shredder into the painting several years before it went up for auction, [69] and named the new artwork created by the shredding Love is in the Bin.
The gallery version of Banksy's Girl With Balloon suddenly shredded itself after selling for £1 million at Sotheby's.
2003 interview with Banksy has been shared in full by the BBC, where presenter asks artist to confirm if name published in The Independent is true
Anonymity lies at the center of the mythology surrounding the elusive street artist Banksy, but he may have revealed his name in a resurfaced interview.
Banksy has released another video indicating that the painting was intended to be shredded completely. The video shows a sample painting completely shredded by the frame and says: "In rehearsals it worked every time..." [162] The woman who won the bidding at the auction decided to go through with the purchase.
The bottom half of the canvas of "Girl With Balloon,” arguably Banksy’s best known work, shredded itself after its original 2018 sale. Banksy's self-destructing painting sells for over $25 ...