On Saturday evening, Banksy posted a video on his Instagram page which showed a shredder being fitted to the frame of the painting. } if ($modal.hasClass('slideInDown')) return; By .done(function(data, textStatus, jqXHR) { w = pagetype + 20 * Math.round(w / 20), h = pagetype + 20 * Math.round(h / 20), googletag.cmd.push(function() { if (generalSettings.loadFontAwesome) { function checkCookies() { + '<\/div>' })(); artnet and our partners use cookies to provide features on our sites and applications to improve your online experience, including for analysis of site usage, traffic measurement, and for advertising and content management. checkCookies(); + '
' } Worth more now? Image courtesy Patrick McMullan/PMC. Video, How history was made in the 2020 science Nobels, Mick Fleetwood surprises viral Dreams TikTok star. In this sense, this latest Banksy outrage most resembles a stunt from his 2013 unsolicited “residency” in New York, when his team set up a street stall, selling original Banksy stencils for $60 as if they were cheap knockoffs. Either way, having a laugh at that absurdity of it all is the point. + '<\/i>' Banksy has played what could be one of the most audacious stunts in art history, arranging for one of his best-known works to self-destruct after being sold at auction for just over £1m. "We are busily figuring out what this means in an auction context.". A very important concept in street art is placement. var c = ca[i]; $modal.addClass( $modal.hasClass('slideInUp') ? I wouldn’t be surprised if all was not as it seemed. + '' if (prefix == undefined) { I’m interested to find out! Such outrage! // Show signup failure error and hide other errors Oh my ... #Banksy artwork shreds itself after £1m sale at Sotheby's - BBC News #performanceart redefined. $.each(a, function () { clearInterval(initOuibounce); + '
' Last modified on Sun 7 Oct 2018 09.51 EDT. // Focus on the email input box //hide form fields and show thank-you message var d = new Date(); )Probably a low estimate as there are always those that have more pocket money. o[this.name].push(this.value || ''); 'slideOutDown': 'slideOutUp' ); Sotheby's has not revealed who bought the piece before it was shredded. It opened with the caption: “A … One of Banksy’s more elaborate jokes came just over three years ago when he opened Dismaland, a “family theme park unsuitable for small children”, on the seafront at Weston-super-Mare. The enigmatic artist is thought to have grown up in Bristol, but his identity has remained a secret despite much speculation over the years. Shortly after the hammer came down on the item, however, the canvas began to pass through a shredder installed in the frame. crossDomain: true, + '<\/div>'; + '
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