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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 ...
A work of art by the elusive street artist known as Banksy shredded seconds after it was sold at auction in London Friday. Banksy painting self-destructs after million dollar sale Skip to main content
The gallery version of Banksy's Girl With Balloon suddenly shredded itself after selling for £1 million at Sotheby's.
Only the lower half shredded. Banksy released an image of the shredding on Instagram with the words "Going, going gone..". [26] Sotheby's said, "We have not experienced this situation in the past where a painting spontaneously shredded", [24] leading some market watchers to speculate the remains of the painting will be worth even more. [27]
Campaign to save building home to early Banksy art Banksy's Girl with Balloon print sells for £80,000 Each time Banksy arrived at the youth club, he was greeted by dozens of eager kids.
Cave art hoax with accompanying exhibit label, hung on a wall in the British Museum, removed after two or three days and subsequently accessioned; in 2005. [1]Two works jetwashed away and a third work, of a boy holding a stereo and a teddy bear, the subject of legal action opposing its ablation by Hackney Council in order "to keep streets clean", in Dalston, London; in 2009.
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The works Banksy has included in Better Out Than In primarily consist of stencil graffiti, much of which are political in nature. His first installment, which he captioned "the street is in play", depicted a child reaching for a bottle of spray paint on a sign reading "graffiti is a crime". [5]