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Banksy Artwork that Famously Self Shredded Could Go for Over $5 Million at Auction

Banksy Artwork that Famously Self Shredded Could Go for Over $5 Million at Auction

Banksy’s art piece known as “Girl With Balloon” was sold for $1.4 million at Sotheby’s in October 2018. Just as an anonymous buyer made the winning bid, a shredder that Banksy embedded in the frame, suddenly activated. Half of the canvas was left shredded and hanging from the picture frame. That artwork, now known as “Love is in the Bin,” is up for sale again, but for several times more than the original price.

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