New Banksy Print

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Sat Oct 06, 2018 12:08 am

Codeblue wrote:Sotheby's didn't notice there was a motorized shredder built into the frame? Come on lol
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Sat Oct 06, 2018 12:09 am

My guess is Banksy bought the piece via a proxy so it was his to destroy. Price @ the hammer was the exact same @ his previous auction high and the provenance was direct from the artist, so the coincidence was obvious... and pretty drymounting brilliant :clap:
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Sat Oct 06, 2018 1:34 am

Unreal.

Just reframe that beast and start over. :drool:
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Sat Oct 06, 2018 1:59 am

Gigantico wrote:Unreal.

Just reframe that beast and start over. :drool:
I would keep it as is. Great art and a great story to go with it.
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Sat Oct 06, 2018 2:23 am

Really looks like it stopped where it did to make a new piece. Maybe a mechanical failure, but it looks intentional. Whatever, I love this, it’s a headline, it’s funny, and it’s worth way more now.
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Sat Oct 06, 2018 3:28 am

After a man dressed in black sporting sunglasses and a hat was seen scuffling with security guards near the entrance to Sotheby’s shortly after the incident, speculation mounted that the elusive artist had himself pressed the button that destroyed the work.
I have a hard time believing some of them didn’t know this would happen. This part especially sounds like a cartoon.
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Sat Oct 06, 2018 8:16 am

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Sat Oct 06, 2018 9:27 am



Couple things:

The image in the frame looks to be illuminated or projected.

The point at which the shredding stops compared to what is in the frame seems off. You can still see the top of the girls head in the frame whereas the shredder stops right below her neck. idk, looks weird.

Homeboy is still using a landline.

Like it either way you shred it.
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Sat Oct 06, 2018 9:33 am

Poster Mountain can fix that.
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Sat Oct 06, 2018 9:37 am

I think this is awesome, but I'm confused. I know things go for more at official auction houses, but isn't a signed Girl with Balloon around a $100k piece? What made this go for $1.4M?
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Sat Oct 06, 2018 9:45 am

Just brilliant. I know it sounds trite but I’m happy to be the same age as Banks and to be able to see these stunts play out. The Disney prisoner, $60 originals on the street, this, just everything. Art historians will talk about this fudge for generations to come and we have a front row seat. Or at least nosebleeds. drymounting awesome.
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Sat Oct 06, 2018 10:56 am

MJGallicchio wrote:I think this is awesome, but I'm confused. I know things go for more at official auction houses, but isn't a signed Girl with Balloon around a $100k piece? What made this go for $1.4M?
Original painting. Not print
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Sat Oct 06, 2018 10:57 am

Thanks. Reading is hard!
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Sat Oct 06, 2018 11:32 am

I forget how to link IG videos, but...

https://www.instagram.com/p/BomIctEAvSv ... v6dneprion
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Sat Oct 06, 2018 11:33 am

The Original Pure Hemp® Rolling Papers :ziggi: made in Spain, unlike some of our competitors
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