Read the latest developments of the ultimate art-world prank: the 2018 Banksy painting that shredded while being auctioned at Sotheby’s.

2018年10月8日 · On Friday night, a painting by the anonymous street artist known as Banksy sold at Sotheby’s auction house in London for $1.4 million.

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 …

2018年10月8日 · Banksy has revealed how he secretly built a shredder into a painting so it would self-destruct moments after being sold for more than £1m. The anonymous street artist posted a video on...

2021年10月14日 · LONDON — The Banksy painting that sensationally self-destructed three years ago after selling for $1.4 million at auction was resold by Sotheby’s Thursday for 18.6 million pounds, or $25.4 ...

2021年10月14日 · The Banksy painting that partially self-destructed at auction three years ago has sold once more, for a staggering £18.5 million ($25.4 million). The new auction for “Love is in the Bin” took...

2021年10月14日 · LONDON (AP) — A work by British street artist Banksy that sensationally self-shredded just after it sold at auction three years ago fetched almost 18.6 million pounds ($25.4 million) on Thursday — a record for the artist, and close to 20 times its pre-shredded price.

2025年1月16日 · Five years ago, Banksy executed one of the most meteoric stunts in art history. Employing a built-in shredder concealed within the frame, Girl With Balloon was shredded moments after its sale, an audacious assault on the art world and market long scorned by Banksy.

2021年10月15日 · Two years ago, after being sold for £1.1m, the artwork began to pass through a shredder hidden in its picture frame - leaving the bottom half in tatters. It's now been sold for a record £16...

2023年12月28日 · Banksy’s self-destructing artwork is thus contextually connected to the parallels of wartime disaster and destruction via the process of shredding. Banksy’s shredded artwork draws attention to the elimination of previous beliefs in art, especially since his work is known to be politically engaged.