This morning I woke to this story, 'Banksy auction prank leaves art world in shreds' all while drinking my coffee and eating eggs & chorizo.
I smiled as I read the article. The piece of art "Banksy’s Girl with Balloon" was sold at Sotheby's auction and then shredded!
Tweet from Bansky
I see this as some kind of statement from Banksy. So here are few things to ponder:
- It’s like he's saying that if they can pay a million for it why can’t they change society with those funds?!
- Will the painting increase in value now that it is shredded up?
- When did "ownership" for the painting take place?
- How was the shredding initiated?
- Was the frame ever inspected?
- What was its power source?
What transpired at the auction was hilarious yet very strange. What do you make of it?
-g0nr0gue
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