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Banksy
What the guy does is remarkable and blurs the line between genius and insanity.
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/jun/12/banskey-prints-new-york-stall-fortune-bonhams and now... https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-45770028 
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10-06-2018, 05:56 AM
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I have always been a huge fan of Banksy. Definitely brilliant.
 Always been a favorite. 
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They are saying the publicity surrounding this has already increased the value 50%.
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Was he in the room? Was he the buyer? Did it use AI to listen for a certain phrase? So many questions.
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10-06-2018, 08:31 AM
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10-06-2018, 09:19 AM
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Modern art patrons are such tools, of course he paid.
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Are we 100% sure banksy isn’t behind bitcoin?
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I remember one stunt he pulled. He was in Central Park or thereabouts selling "fake" Banksy's for twenty bucks. It turned out they were the real deal LOL
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The print was not completely shredded, only half. The shredding is part of the piece, intended, so it's not devalued.
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According to reports, the high bidder will have the option to pay and keep it but not required.
People report a guy with a plastic bag being escorted out of the auction, maybe something in the bag? Also, being able to remotely start the shredder isn't rocket science so that's probably what happened. I wonder how long ago the shredder was put in there? My guess is auction houses will start examining any works they have more closely, from him or not |
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Well there you go...years apparently. Obviously battery operated, I wonder if that's the reason it seemed to stop half way through.
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Hysterical!
 
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Banks has done a pretty good job staying anonymous, apparently. So I wouldn't be surprised at all to find that he was at the auction and pushed the button himself.
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10-06-2018, 07:01 PM
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From the video above! lol ...
 
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I'm sure the gallery was in on it. Think of all the world wide publicity they and Banksy have got.
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That particular piece and frame had been together for 12 years...that is some pre-planning!
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the incomplete shredding would seem proof that the intent was simply attention and not the actual destruction of the print.
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I will admit, that image is orders of magnitude better than the Pollock dribbling paint on the floor. I still can't imagine paying more than a few hundred bucks for it at most. In the end, it was not my money, so I don't care. Much like a friend often says, Not my farm, not my pig.
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