This might be the biggest prank Banksy ever pulled. The enigmatic British street artist made headlines around the world over the weekend after a painting of his was sold at auction—and then proceeded to self-destruct the moment it sold.
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The artwork, titled “Girl With Balloon,” was sold for $1.4 million at Sotheby’s on Friday, October 5, before sending the entire room into a frenzy when the picture started to slide down into its frame, according to the New York Times. Once the shredding started happening, staffers took down the painting off the wall and brought it behind closed doors. In order to view the video, please allow Manage Cookies
“We’ve been Banksy-ed,” said Sotheby’s head of contemporary art in Europe Alex Branczik at a news conference. “I’ll be quite honest, we have not experienced this situation in the past, where a painting is spontaneously shredded upon achieving a record for the artist.”
Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Following the wild auction, Banksy then released a video on his Instagram page showing how he created the frame.
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Here’s a look—plus the amazing reactions of the shocked people in the room as it happened:
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. “The urge to destroy is also a creative urge” – Picasso A post shared by Banksy (@banksy) on Oct 6, 2018 at 10:09am PDT
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This might be the biggest prank Banksy ever pulled. The enigmatic British street artist made headlines around the world over the weekend after a painting of his was sold at auction—and then proceeded to self-destruct the moment it sold.
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The artwork, titled “Girl With Balloon,” was sold for $1.4 million at Sotheby’s on Friday, October 5, before sending the entire room into a frenzy when the picture started to slide down into its frame, according to the New York Times. Once the shredding started happening, staffers took down the painting off the wall and brought it behind closed doors.
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11 Auction Houses You Can Actually Afford
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“We’ve been Banksy-ed,” said Sotheby’s head of contemporary art in Europe Alex Branczik at a news conference. “I’ll be quite honest, we have not experienced this situation in the past, where a painting is spontaneously shredded upon achieving a record for the artist.”
Following the wild auction, Banksy then released a video on his Instagram page showing how he created the frame.
Banksy Checks In to the ME London Hotel
Read article
Here’s a look—plus the amazing reactions of the shocked people in the room as it happened:
Banksy Checks In to the ME London Hotel
Read article
Banksy Checks In to the ME London Hotel
View this post on Instagram
. “The urge to destroy is also a creative urge” – Picasso A post shared by Banksy (@banksy) on Oct 6, 2018 at 10:09am PDT
View this post on Instagram
View this post on Instagram
. “The urge to destroy is also a creative urge” – Picasso
A post shared by Banksy (@banksy) on Oct 6, 2018 at 10:09am PDT
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