Sold at auction for a million pounds, a rare copy of “Girl with a Balloon“, Banksy‘s famous piece first appeared in London in 2002, was self-destructed accompanied by the amazement of those present.
Last night one of the many auctions organized by Sotheby’s was transformed into a new performance by the artist himself who, despite having reached his personal sales record, preferred to shred one of his most iconic works into dozens of strips thanks to a mechanism inside the frame.
Almost no immediate intervention by professionals who, to the sound of a siren, have tried to save the painting while managing to keep intact only half.
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Few statements by Sotheby’s executives who commented on the fact with an ironic and resigned “We’ve just been Banksy-ed“.
The artist claimed the gesture on his Instagram profile with a clear and simple “Going, going, gone“.
What remains to be understood now is whether the painting or what remains of it, has acquired even more value or whether the anonymous buyer will have to be adequately compensated for his offer.
