Man who made his wealth from art makes point about wealth and art. Meh.
Banksy painting ‘self destructs’ at end of auction
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ShiftyBagLady
Thinks she is a flower to be looked at
Maybe someone in the room had a remote control?
moochedit
I'm not feeding seagulls
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
So a line from bakunin is now tied to the stalinist Picasso. Fitting I suppose.
danski
"vibey"
The ‘gadget’ in the bag looks like pro audio recorder or similar.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Yep, I can’t make out what model it is, but it’s certainly a mobile multi track recorder.
You have to laugh at all the “ah but the picture appeared instantly on his Instagram so it must be him” posts. Yeah, because he clearly creates everything on his own and hasn’t got a team of people working with him
Dismaland. Yep, one bloke did that, definitely.
moochedit
I'm not feeding seagulls
moochedit
I'm not feeding seagulls
not-bono-ever
meh
I think the story Is bollocks but I can only hope it is true
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
That's ace
cybershot
Well-Known Member
Seems the whole thing was supposed to get shredded. Which is a shame it didn't, because obviously the 2/3 has made it more 'art' 
Banksy shredding 'did not go to plan'
Banksy shredding 'did not go to plan'
8ball
Decolonise colons!
Seems the whole thing was supposed to get shredded. Which is a shame it didn't, because obviously the 2/3 has made it more 'art'
Banksy shredding 'did not go to plan'
Yeah, it occurred to me that maybe it had got stuck.
Quite handy, because plausibly deniable and gives an opportunity to get back in the news a bit later.
plurker
tú no tienes la culpa mi amor que el mundo sea feo
This piece, that was re-titled 'Love Is In The Bin' after the shredding incident, was sold this week.
When the original work sold in 2018, as the shredding happened, the price they paid was £1,042,000.
It was then put on public display in Germany by the owner, in Stuttgart I think it was, and then came to auction on Friday.
Sold for £18,600,000.. that's one hell of an increase in three years!!
When the original work sold in 2018, as the shredding happened, the price they paid was £1,042,000.
It was then put on public display in Germany by the owner, in Stuttgart I think it was, and then came to auction on Friday.
Sold for £18,600,000.. that's one hell of an increase in three years!!
cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
How to separate a fool from their money.
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blossie33
trailer trash
It's crazy isn't it - how artwork is evaluated, not criticising Banksy, I like his work, but really
mad art world!
plurker
tú no tienes la culpa mi amor que el mundo sea feo
Hmm.
Yes and no. When it next goes up for sale it'll probably go for even more.
The monied are investing into art heavily atm, as the market is seen as stable and gives good returns. Streetartists are leading the increases - Banksy, Stik and Invader have gone nuts in the last three years. To the point there must be manipulation of the market
this whole shredded painting is seen by some as the pinnacle of that manipulation; artist and auction house colluding (I'm in it for the pictures, not the ££, amd have been for many years- so just making observations...)
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
This seems to be the most recent and most general Banksy thread, so I'll stick this here.
www.theguardian.com
Well done those guys. As they didn't damage the pole it was attached to, it's no more theft than it would be if I took a flyer off a lamppost, surely?
Don't reckon the two blatantly recognisable blokes will be able too hold onto it for long though.
Banksy artwork stolen less than an hour after unveiling in south London
Piece showing three aircraft on stop sign in Peckham was confirmed as genuine by the artist on Instagram
Well done those guys. As they didn't damage the pole it was attached to, it's no more theft than it would be if I took a flyer off a lamppost, surely?
Don't reckon the two blatantly recognisable blokes will be able too hold onto it for long though.
ska invita
back on the other side
Interesting legal area as to if it's theft or notThis seems to be the most recent and most general Banksy thread, so I'll stick this here.
Banksy artwork stolen less than an hour after unveiling in south London
Piece showing three aircraft on stop sign in Peckham was confirmed as genuine by the artist on Instagram
Well done those guys. As they didn't damage the pole it was attached to, it's no more theft than it would be if I took a flyer off a lamppost, surely?
Don't reckon the two blatantly recognisable blokes will be able too hold onto it for long though.
Presumably not
Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
Well they've definitely nicked the stop sign, haven't they.
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
Have they? It was 'abandoned' so who owned it? If I deliberately leave a, say, chair out on the street and have no intention of keeping it, it wouldn't be theft for someone to take it.
Taking something from skips is technically illegal, as it belongs to the skip owner (not hirer), but this wasn't that.
editor does seem to be right though, taking abandoned goods creates for you a duty to look after them, but you cannot use them or treat them as your own. There's probably until after a 'reasonable' time has passed, but arguing about what that length of time would be would be very nice for the lawyers.
The big sculpture referred to in the guardian piece seems to have effectively gone through the same process. The 'thief' wasn't arrested, but he couldn't stop it being sold by Banksy himself later, either. Artist who 'kidnapped' Banksy’s Drinker claims Sotheby's selling stolen statue
Taking something from skips is technically illegal, as it belongs to the skip owner (not hirer), but this wasn't that.
editor does seem to be right though, taking abandoned goods creates for you a duty to look after them, but you cannot use them or treat them as your own. There's probably until after a 'reasonable' time has passed, but arguing about what that length of time would be would be very nice for the lawyers.
The big sculpture referred to in the guardian piece seems to have effectively gone through the same process. The 'thief' wasn't arrested, but he couldn't stop it being sold by Banksy himself later, either. Artist who 'kidnapped' Banksy’s Drinker claims Sotheby's selling stolen statue
Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
How was it "abandoned"?
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