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See Banksy painting self-destruct after going for $1.4 million at auction

Author: Bonnie Burton / Source: CNET

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As collectors celebrate a $1.4 million dollar art sale, little do they know Banksy has rigged a shredder to destroy his own art.

Mysterious street artist Banksy is known for creating art that makes a statement on politics and culture, but it appears his latest work is a very pricey prank on the art world itself.

His spray-painted art titled “Girl With Balloon” apparently self-destructed in front of collectors during an auction at Sotheby’s in London on Friday, minutes after selling for $1.4 million dollars (roughly £1.04 million).

As soon as the auctioneer slammed down the gavel on the last bid, which was estimated to be more than three times the painting’s pre-sale value, an alarm went off. The art suddenly ran through a shredder embedded in the frame, which left more than half the canvas hanging from the…

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