Author: Alex Marshall / Source: New York Times
LONDON — As the $1.4 million artwork began passing through a shredder hidden in its frame, gasps were heard in the auction room. About halfway through, the shredding suddenly stopped, and the top portion of “Girl With Balloon” seemed to have been saved.
But that reprieve, according to Banksy, the street artist who created the work — and who organized the prank to destroy it — wasn’t planned. In a clip posted to YouTube on Wednesday, Banksy suggested that he had meant for the painting to be completely destroyed at the auction in London on Oct. 5, but that the plan had been foiled when the shredder unexpectedly jammed.
In the clip, called “Shred The Love,” a man is shown building the frame, his face hidden by a hoodie. “In rehearsals it worked every time,” a caption says. The video then shows a copy of “Girl With Balloon” being completely shredded as it slipped out of the frame.
The copy in the clip appears to have been printed on paper, whereas the “Girl With Balloon” sold at auction…
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