Banksy has played a prank on the art world at an auction of Sotheby’s on October 5th. After his best-known work Girl with a Balloon was sold for just over £1m, the canvas suddenly passed through a shredder installed in the frame.
Banksy posted an image on Instagram of the shredded work with the title ‘Going, going, gone …’
Sotheby’s commented on the prank: ‘It appears we just got Banksy-ed.’ Whether the prank destroyed or enhanced the value of the work is still unclear.
source: The Guardian
