Love is in the Bin, Banksy's provocative work that self-destructed in 2018 returns to auction

Love is in the Bin, Banksy's provocative work that self-destructed in 2018 returns to auction

In 2018 a Banksy work had half self-destructed during the auction now back on sale again under the name of Love is in the Bin

He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him

If you love Banksy, the mysterious English street artist, you will probably remember Girl with Balloon (Today Love is in the Bin), a work that in 2018, immediately after being sold, had self-destroyed (at the behest of its provocative author). Now go back to the auction again for a staggering sum.





Love is in the Bin returns to auction at Sotheby's in London after having already been sold in 2018 for 1 million pounds. At the time the work destroyed itself immediately after the sale thanks to a mechanism hidden in the frame that cut half of it into small strips.

Those who were participating in the auction found themselves witnessing a surprise artistic performance that actually created a new work.

In this second auction, however, the starting price has definitely risen and is four to six times higher than that of 2018, in fact we are talking about 4-6 million pounds!

Alex Branczik, senior director of Sotheby's, in a post on Instagram summarized what happened to the work and expressed the belief that now for her "It's time for a new chapter".

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The auction is set for October 14th! Will Banksy have foreseen any other surprises?

Fonte: Sotheby’s 

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