Slightly OT: Fine art auction with a twist
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An iconic painting by mysterious graffiti artist Banksy sold at Sotheby's for over $1,000,000 Friday night...and then dropped itself through a shredder hidden within the frame.
https://nypost.com/2018/10/06/banksy-art-self-destructs-right-after-selling-for-1-4m-at-auction/
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Just awesome, The publicity will be worth 1 mil
Now that's funny. Caveat emptor, especially with a street artist.
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That is hilarious...I can imagine the shock in the room!
I still belief , that Banksy was the ONE TIme poster: Bongo from several years ago, looking for a "Rat Coin"
To keep it relevant: You might recall ANS acquired some of Banksy's more numismatically-oriented pieces a few years back:
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ANS ACQUIRES "AUTHENTIC" BANKSY £10 DIANA NOTE**
http://numismatics.org/pocketchange/banksy/
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I think that the stunt probably increased the value of the piece!
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If you’re ever in Southeast MN, need to go see this.......
Artistic genius.
Imagine spending 1 million on a coin and suddenly it melts???
Auction houses will soon add a 5% shredding fee.
You know its good when it makes you think.
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the coin version is when you win a coin in an auction based on a photo and when it arrives it has a terrible spot not visible in the photo
I read the account of that auction and event. Some are saying it may now be worth more... I do not know if the pieces were retained or dropped and have seen no follow up of the event. I am also interested in whether the auction house will cancel the bid or not. I suppose the buyer could go either way.... If anyone sees the follow up information, please post it. Cheers, RickO
Zero Hedge covered this topic, and they had a CNN (or some media) film showing the shredding. The shredder only got the picture 1/2 way out of the frame before jamming.
There was one fellow in the crowd specifically using his camera phone to film/record the shredding. He may have had some electronic trigger device in hand too. This fellow was clearly visible on the media film clip. Many people think that this fellow may be "Banksy" himself.
It also seems that somebody released a film recording of this same frame being constructed four or five years ago. Seemingly the same picture was in the frame. This would not be difficult to fake, however.
If I was high bidder, no way would I try to retract my bid. I just bought something legendary!
After the shock wore off, that is...
I don't see anything worth ONE MILLION DOLLARS!
The frame must be unusually heavy with the built-in mechanism .... oh well I think that is the most clever eccentric idea from an artist
I totally LOVE it. VIVA Banksy
Have to say. that was cool. Art should push the envelope and that did.
He had told the person that he sold it to to never auction the piece off. I guess he figured the original buyer was just acquiring it as an investment, rather than as a collector. If the transaction had been through a private sale, this wouldn't have happened.