Banksy artwork shredded moments after selling for record $1.4 million

Banksy artwork shredded moments after selling for record $1.4 million



A painting by the notorious street artist Banksy had just sold for $1.4 million dollars at an auction when suddenly is self-shredded.

Bansky posted the video here on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/BomXijJhArX/?taken-by=banksy
The caption was a quote from Picasso: "The urge to destroy is also a creative urge". 

Banksy turned a piece of still art into a sort of performance art, and shocked the entire audience. What do you think about this stunt? Is it innovative? Was it disrespectful to the auction/buyer? Why do you think he did it?


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