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Banksy Painting Self-Destructs After Fetching $1.4 Million at Sotheby’s

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  1. Melody Bot Oct 8, 2018
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    The New York Times:


    The British street artist Banksy pulled off one of his most spectacular pranks on Friday night, when one of his trademark paintings appeared to self-destruct at Sotheby’s in London after selling for $1.4 million at auction.
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    Incredible.

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  2. JRGComedy Oct 8, 2018
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    Love it
     
  3. JamesMichael Oct 8, 2018
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    Yeah that was insane.
     
  4. Orville Oct 8, 2018
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    I imagine this would have instantly inflated the value of the piece, so wild.
     
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  6. .K. Oct 8, 2018
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    It’s such an interesting thing. Kinda feels like a heist movie thing to do.

    Questions:
    Who won the auction before it was destroyed? A part of me thinks that there would be a winner, maybe they were in on winning the auction.

    How was the timing in the shredding device triggered? Was it a remote by someone in the room, or a phone triggered code? Excellently timed.
     
  7. simonthebutler Oct 8, 2018
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    I read one article suggesting it immediately doubled in value.
     
  8. .K. Oct 8, 2018
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    Well it is infamous now. The shredding wasn’t completed. Was that intentional? Who sold it to Sotheby’s?

    The whole Banksy thing will be a great film in 30 years.
     
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  9. Ryan Oct 8, 2018
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    Might be Spider-Man...

    Agreed. Still torn on whether it's a who, or a collective.
     
  10. Transient_Hymn Oct 8, 2018
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    This definitely makes that piece more valuable.
     
  11. Nick Oct 9, 2018
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    Would assume soon each shredded strand would be as valuable as the full piece.
     
  12. SEANoftheDEAD Oct 9, 2018
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    Pretty wild. If you ever visit Amsterdam, check out the Banksy art gallery. It's pretty surreal seeing all of his work in person.