General / Off-Topic A painting by Banksy self-destructs

[Patrick_68000]

A few minutes earlier, the work had found a buyer for more than a million euros.

https://imgur.com/a/U9tdHG3

https://www.sothebys.com/en/article...-contemporary-art-auction-in-london?locale=en

[video=youtube;Std3LfVx41c]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Std3LfVx41c[/video]

 

[Deleted member 110222]

Ha!

Sucker.

 

[Bob Lighthouse]

Too funny.

 

[Speedcuffs]

A few minutes earlier, the work had found a buyer for more than a million euros.

https://imgur.com/a/U9tdHG3

https://www.sothebys.com/en/article...-contemporary-art-auction-in-london?locale=en

Ha! Superb.

 

[Flimley]

I read this story earlier. Absolutely hilarious.

Flimley

 

[Rochester]

Unfortunately the art world has no sense of humour nor ethics, all Banksy did was add more value to the work. Whoever bought it (although I suspect twas a stunt) is just laughing all the way to the bank.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/lon...g-sold-at-sothebys-for-1million-a3955111.html

I hope their not obviously, although I doubt any transaction transpired or its been cancelled by the auctioneer.

...best Bansky I saw was him walk into a gallery and nail his own work to the wall.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/oct/18/arts.artsnews1

Then again Brian Eno did it better me thinks...

https://dangerousminds.net/comments/how_brian_eno_managed_to__in_marcel_duchamp

 

[Chris Simon]

Call me barbaric, but all I care about when comes to art is whether I like it or not.
I don't care about "message", or "meaning".

This is just a stupid stunt, not art.

 

[GJ51]

Ha!

Sucker.

Just read that there's speculation that it may have now doubled in value.

 

[Patrick_68000]

Unfortunately the art world has no sense of humour nor ethics, all Banksy did was add more value to the work. Whoever bought it (although I suspect twas a stunt) is just laughing all the way to the bank.

Just read that there's speculation that it may have now doubled in value.

Now make confetti with the painting to triple its value

 

[Speedcuffs]

Now make confetti with the painting to triple its value

Or perhaps The KLF can help increase its value?

 

[Patrick_68000]

Or perhaps The KLF can help increase its value?

We can trust them in their abilities to do it

 

[MottiKhan]

If I had won that auction, I'd insist that the work was legally mine and would keep it. The idea could be copied in the future, but there's only one "first". "Doubled in value" or not, it wouldn't be for sale.

One of my heirs would be very happy one day. I'd have to choose a "favorite", just to mess with everyone else's heads. Priceless.

 

[Deleted member 110222]

Just read that there's speculation that it may have now doubled in value.

This is exactly why the world is screwed.

 

[Patrick_68000]

One of my heirs would be very happy one day. I'd have to choose a "favorite", just to mess with everyone else's heads. Priceless.

And cruel

 

[Manticore]

Great story.... art.

 

[Patrick_68000]

Great story.... art.

This Banksy is really very strong

 

[Le-Betz]

Brilliant.

Certainly every other work of him has already been inspected for self destruct mechanisms.

Artwork-de-mining.

 

[Caramel Clown]

I laughed my bottom off when I saw this. Brilliant
However, no matter what his intention was I'm pretty sure that in a modern realities of art pricing this piece of rubble at the very least doubled in price.

 

[Patrick_68000]

However, no matter what his intention was I'm pretty sure that in a modern realities of art pricing this piece of rubble at the very least doubled in price.

Certainly.

Many damaged or broken artwork (like the statues) have a very high value

 

[Agony_Aunt]

Bought for 1 million. 5 minutes later its worth 2 million.