Banksy reveals how Sotheby's shredding stunt went wrong

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Banksy reveals how Sotheby's shredding stunt went wrong

By Zamira Rahim

 

Screen grab from independent.co.uk

 

Banksy has revealed that his partial shredding of an artwork during a Sotheby'sauction did not go to plan and that the painting was instead meant to be completely destroyed. 

 

The artist secretly built a shredder into the frame of Girl with Balloon, which self-destructed moments after it was sold for £860,000 at the auction.

 

An unnamed collector bought the piece which, including a buyer's premium, cost £1m. 

 

Banksy implied that the stunt went wrong in a new video posted to his website. 

 

 

 

Full Story: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/banksy-girl-with-balloon-sothebys-auction-video-wrong-auction-art-a8589461.html

[observer90210]

Whatever.....his stunt was a sucess as he got good free publicity on the media networks, worldwide....smart ass that Banksy, well done old chap ! ????

[toofarnorth]

I think he is a great artist , nothing to do with all the hype just good painting. Some of that stuff that sells for millions by long dead artists which have to be explained I wouldn't want a copy of on my wall. but girl with baloon is beautiful.