When A £1,000,000 Painting Is Shredded At Auction

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[DevilousCipher]

To be fair, he did made it clear he never intended on his art being sold and they disregarded that entirely, although he knew that would happen and was prepared

[RosieSquall]

He’s NOT a vandal. The vandals are the people that took HIS work and put it on auction to fill their pockets despite his wishes and explicit instructions that his art is for the masses, not for some rich collector in some island.

This is the epitome of “fuck around and find out” and I’m glad he did this.

[TheGoldenSummerRose]

You can't vandalize your own art. That was part of the art itself

[angeepanjee]

The auctioneer was trying not to laugh..he got it straight away and he obviously loved Banksy's sentiment.

[Whifflewww]

Banksy's work is meant to be seen and enjoyed by many, not to be hidden away in some millionaire's trophy room. They were told that but they still insisted on buying and selling it, so I think this is pretty awesome. Banksy is definitely one of my favourite artists.

[ManiacSkateboarding]

Let’s be honest.. everyone in that room needs to be investigated for money laundering lol

[ChipArgyle]

It wasn't static art. It was performance art, and it was fantastic.

[ozz]

The story tells that after getting shredded like that, its value increased even more lol

[mombiethezombie]

He’s a genius and deserves the highest of praise. He most certainly is NOT a vandal. They are just pissed they couldn’t have their precious painting anymore.

[john.]

He built a fucking fail-safe shredder into his own picture frame. That’s dope af

[burnlogic]

The funny thing is that this stunt actually made the art more valuable. Since the painting wasn’t fully destroyed it was considered another aspect of the art increasing the ultimate financial value of the piece

[oufannamedbrandon]

Fact of that the shredding was stopped halfway through makes that piece a thousand times more awesome looking! He could have easily ran it through faster, but he did not. It was a warning and a good one at that..

[Schwupsdupsbeepboop]

Tbh, I was really happy when I saw it on TV. This art piece was meant for everyone, it has a meaning. It isn't meant to be hung up in some mansion, to not be even noticed. Banksy set sign. And I support that sign.

[patrickbateman]

You can't call the person who created the art a vandal if this feature was *part of the fucking art*

[toxic_cobalt]

this is one of the most "i just hate rich people" moment. He's not a vandal, its his art and this man is a hero

[DustinPlatt]

Now it's worth $25.4 million... and sold. Well done.

[boopmcgoo]

can you really call the artist of the work a vandal? the work just wasn't complete yet until it was shredded

[ritvikmishra]

"Its not about the money, its about sending a message... everything burns"

[Fenris]

Dude literally rigged the painting with a shredder to prevent it from being owned by a rich snob I applaud him

[questionmark]

Ironically, it made it worth so much more.