Banksy Artwork Shreds Itself

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  1. uncarvedbloke

    uncarvedbloke Forum Resident Thread Starter

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  2. White_Noise

    White_Noise Forum Resident

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    It's funny but it's pretty obvious that it's some sort of publicity stunt on behalf of Sotheby's. These sort of things are X-rayed and otherwise inspected meticulously during evaluation and a shredder in the base of the frame wouldn't have gone unnoticed. Not to mention the power source....
     
  3. Kate_C.

    Kate_C. abyssus abyssum invocat

    My alexjonesy sense is tingling.
     
  4. DJ LX

    DJ LX Forum Resident

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    The BBC article hinted that the destruction could make the work even more valuable. "Some social media posters have speculated that the prank could have actually caused the artwork to increase in value."

    Which reminds of that batty old lady in Spain whose botched effort to restore a religious fresco actually made it more popular! Elderly woman who botched religious fresco demands royalties
     
  5. lightbulb

    lightbulb Not the Brightest of the Bunch

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    My sympathies!
    I heard that one afflicted with that condition is very irritated and annoyed...
    And sometimes very irrational.
     
  6. uncarvedbloke

    uncarvedbloke Forum Resident Thread Starter

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    Really ! I am going to put my Banksy through a shredder immediately. :D
     
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  7. Schoolmaster Bones

    Schoolmaster Bones Poe's Lawyer

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    Warhol would have been amused.
     
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  8. All Rights

    All Rights Senior Member

    Maybe now it's worth even more as long as the frame, shredder and shredded contents are authenticated.
    It's still Banksy's work.
    :D
     
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  9. Schoolmaster Bones

    Schoolmaster Bones Poe's Lawyer

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    Really. It's the finished version now.
     
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  10. longdist01

    longdist01 Senior Member

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    scraps handed out @ gifts shop now?
    [​IMG]
     
  11. Macman

    Macman Senior Member

    I can't see Sotheby's needing the publicity. It's an institution. I think it's just a brilliant move by a guy who loves to thumb his nose at authority and artistic convention. It's absolute genius.
     
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  12. stepeanut

    stepeanut The gloves are off

    Exit through the recycling bin.
     
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  13. LandHorses

    LandHorses I contain multitudes

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    There’s a small video on Banksy’s Instagram page of the shredder being put in the picture frame.
     
  14. Oh, such institutions can always do with some publicity to keep their profile up. And in this case, Sotheby’s was either in on it or negligent. Given what a lawnjockey of the elite Banksy is, I’m betting the former.
     
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  15. tman53

    tman53 Vinyl is an Addiction

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    That was awesome! Banksy is the best.
     
  16. uncarvedbloke

    uncarvedbloke Forum Resident Thread Starter

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    I have a theory that Banksy has purchased this himself, the publicity is priceless.
     
  17. gregorya

    gregorya I approve of this message

    I am working on my first novel, "The Stunt Man"... it is 436-pages of completely redacted text.

    It is the first book in a trilogy... ;)

    [​IMG]
     
  18. scotto

    scotto Senior Member

    I think it's brilliant. But the great Jean Tinguely did it more dramatically (and less pretentiously) almost 60 years ago with his self-destructing sculpture "Homage to New York."
     
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  19. Chris Schoen

    Chris Schoen Rock 'n Roll !!!

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    Conceptual Art.
     
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  20. The Wanderer

    The Wanderer Seeker of Truth

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    Success - notoriety achieved!
     
  21. Irish-Matti

    Irish-Matti Music Lover Since Birth

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    An original piece of Banksy is now obtainable by all.


    "If it sells, It's art." Frank Lloyd Wright
     
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  22. lightbulb

    lightbulb Not the Brightest of the Bunch

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    Guaranteed to triple the value!!!
    :laugh::agree::winkgrin:
     
  23. dance_hall_keeper

    dance_hall_keeper Forum Resident

    A lot of thought went into this stunt/statement.
     
  24. lightbulb

    lightbulb Not the Brightest of the Bunch

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    Yes, Banksy probably majored in Conceptual Art, with a minor in Performance Art.
     
  25. ron325

    ron325 Forum Resident

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    I think this is hilarious although I find it hard to believe that the person who hung this didn’t notice anything. It had to weigh more than the average frame.
    Either way, it’s still awesome.
     
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