“We have not experienced this situation in the past, where a painting is spontaneously shredded upon achieving a record for the artist.” Whether the final bid will stand remains for the time being undecided. Why not skip the middle man to prove what they already knew, and...
"It appears we just got Banksy-ed," Sotheby's senior director Alex Branczik said in a statement that described the incident as "the first time in auction history that a work of art automatically shredded itself after coming under the hammer." He told the outlet, "We are busy figuring out...
We have no way of really knowing, though the famously anonymous artist did suggest that the shredder malfunctioned: The painting was supposed to be fully shredded, not partially destroyed. As an art historian, I view his act in a larger context – as the latest example of artists deploying...
Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021. A work by British street artist Banksy that sensationally self-shredded just after it sold for $1.4 million has sold again for $25.4 million at an auction on Thursday. “Love is in the Bin” was offered by Sotheby’...
[3] Banksy sets auction record with £18.5m sale of shredded painting, Nadeem Badshah, The Guardian, 14 October 2021 (https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/oct/14/banksy-auction-record-shredded-painting-love-is-in-the-bin) [4] 29/01/2020, C 371/18, SKY (https://curia.eur...
Despite Banksy’s anti-capitalist stance, he’s seen the most success at auction for all his artwork, including Banksy’s most famous artwork stunts, such as the shredded painting. As time goes on, Banksy’s artwork continues to increase in value at auctions worldwide....
In the final episode of the podcast, we join Peak in the present day after Banksy surprises fans with his retrospective in Glasgow's Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA):CUT & RUN. We also revisit the iconic 2018 Sotheby's Auction ofGirl With Balloon, which Banksy famously shredded the moment it...
painting. Banksy posted a video to his Instagram account to confirm the move was intentional and demonstrate how he built a shredding device into the large golden frame. The work was then given a new title: “Love is in the Bin“. One less than savvy Banksy owner actually shredded their ...