Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 (edited) Banksy painting 'self-destructs' moments after being sold for $1.4 million at auction The iconic image of a girl reaching out for a red, heart-shaped balloon, sold for $1.4 million. Moments later, a shredder hidden inside the "artist's frame" started its work and the art "self-destructed," according to a news release from Sotheby's On Saturday, a video posted on Banksy's Instagram account showed the secret shredder being built into the frame "a few years ago ... in case it was ever put up for auction." The artist also posted the Picasso quote - "The urge to destroy is also a creative urge." There's no word on how the shredder started operating at the key moment after the auction, though it could have been activated by a remote mechanism. The auction price of $1.4 million for the spray paint and acrylic on canvas Girl with Balloon tied the artist's previous record set in 2008. Edited October 7, 2018 by Whiskey Tango Foxtrot 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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