“We have officially been Banksyed.” These words spilled out of the dumbstruck auctioneer at Sotheby’s.
Moments after the hammer banged, the iconic Banksy ‘Girl with a heart balloon’ self shredded. To the horror of the highest bidder, the one million pound painting was fitted with a self-destruct mechanism meaning the work of art tore itself to ribbons as soon as it was sold.
This is the best example to date of the artist’s extreme views on why true art doesn’t just belong to wealthy families.