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Banksy
Oct 7, 2018 12:04:36 GMT
Post by theglenbucklaird on Oct 7, 2018 12:04:36 GMT
Genius. And very funny
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Banksy
Oct 7, 2018 12:07:29 GMT
Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2018 12:07:29 GMT
£1,000,000 shredded in front of your eyes.
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Banksy
Oct 7, 2018 12:08:11 GMT
Post by ellie1981 on Oct 7, 2018 12:08:11 GMT
I’ve never been a fan of Banksy’s work in the past, but this one really was very funny.
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Banksy
Oct 7, 2018 12:23:00 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2018 12:23:00 GMT
Love it. The picture of the auction team's face was a picture in itself. Also that they still use old fashioned landlines amused me no end.
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Banksy
Oct 7, 2018 12:45:05 GMT
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Post by kathryn on Oct 7, 2018 12:45:05 GMT
Of course it’s now worth more than it was before....
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Banksy
Oct 7, 2018 12:58:54 GMT
Post by david on Oct 7, 2018 12:58:54 GMT
No matter how many times I watch the video, it’s still very very funny. For me, it’s the guy at the end in the suit and glasses facial expression as he is watching the shredding. A brilliant stunt by Banksy.
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Banksy
Oct 7, 2018 16:39:36 GMT
Post by lynette on Oct 7, 2018 16:39:36 GMT
So wow this is a bit heavy mate. Never mind just hang it there. Ok. Come on! The auction house must have known. A great stunt.
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Banksy
Oct 7, 2018 18:44:06 GMT
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Post by firefingers on Oct 7, 2018 18:44:06 GMT
So wow this is a bit heavy mate. Never mind just hang it there. Ok. Come on! The auction house must have known. A great stunt. Someone knew. The idea that this work was stored for years and the battery didn't die etc. But still a great piece of art, showing the absurdity of selling an anti-capitalist street artist's stuff, that even purposely destroying a painting only sees a its worth increase. I do like Banksy, I saw an exhibition when I was over in NZ which really got home just how much global recognition he/she has. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2018 19:10:46 GMT
I agree, I'm not that bothered who knew/was in on it. Great stunt, and great piece of art for it. Wish more artists had a sense of humour to be honest!
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Banksy
Oct 7, 2018 19:18:18 GMT
Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 7, 2018 19:18:18 GMT
Perhaps the person who was buying it could purchase a set of Banksy mugs, table mats, or maybe a kitchen apron with the kissing copper image on it instead. There is no shortage of mass production Banksy.
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Banksy
Oct 7, 2018 19:45:38 GMT
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Post by alece10 on Oct 7, 2018 19:45:38 GMT
Why do people pay so much for his work? I've got a Banksy at home on my wall and I paid a fiver. The man would sold it to me swore it was an original.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 7, 2018 19:55:46 GMT
The whole thing is a total pisstake. I don’t understand why people are still falling for it.
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Post by joem on Oct 7, 2018 19:59:33 GMT
Banksy is fine, if you're not an art lover.
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Post by Dr Tom on Oct 7, 2018 22:46:33 GMT
Yes sure, we all believe this has had a shredder, long lasting batteries, the technology to remote control it etc in the frame since it was first made? I remember how well all that technology worked in the early 2000s.
If not, I can't imagine many sellers who would be willing to risk losing £1,000,000 like that.
I'm sure the original is nice and safe (if there is such a thing, remembering how common this design is).
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Banksy
Oct 8, 2018 7:32:13 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2018 7:32:13 GMT
The whole thing is a total pisstake. I don’t understand why people are still falling for it. It’s what the KLF were doing 30 odd years ago, magnified because communication is so much easier now. |
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Banksy
Oct 8, 2018 9:20:58 GMT
Post by kathryn on Oct 8, 2018 9:20:58 GMT
The whole thing is a total pisstake. I don’t understand why people are still falling for it. Well, it is, and it isn't - in effect it was performance art. The reactions of the auction audience in the video is as much a part of it as the shredded picture. |
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Banksy
Oct 8, 2018 13:32:09 GMT
Post by asfound on Oct 8, 2018 13:32:09 GMT
I've always found Banksy to be asinine, dull and juvenile, and this was no exception really. I'm a huge fan of contemporary art but there's just little beyond the superficial to admire in Banksy. He's a step down from Hirst, Koons, Prince et al in terms of irreverence and subversion. Hirst's Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable was a much better prank, and actually said something about the artistic process. This was essentially an elaborate whoopee cushion. I also don't believe for a second that Sotheby's or the seller weren't in on this - are we really supposed to believe a shredder, battery and receiver were sitting there for over 12 years? Why was it shredded then? Don't these things go through metal detectors or scanners (I'm sure I remember seeing this happen at an auction house for high value items in case of exposure.
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Banksy
Oct 8, 2018 15:07:21 GMT
Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2018 15:07:21 GMT
I've always found Banksy to be asinine, dull and juvenile, and this was no exception really. I'm a huge fan of contemporary art but there's just little beyond the superficial to admire in Banksy. He's a step down from Hirst, Koons, Prince et al in terms of irreverence and subversion. Hirst's Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable was a much better prank, and actually said something about the artistic process. This was essentially an elaborate whoopee cushion. I also don't believe for a second that Sotheby's or the seller weren't in on this - are we really supposed to believe a shredder, battery and receiver were sitting there for over 12 years? Why was it shredded then? Don't these things go through metal detectors or scanners (I'm sure I remember seeing this happen at an auction house for high value items in case of exposure. The Britney Spears to Hirst's Beethoven? |
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Banksy
Oct 8, 2018 16:19:33 GMT
Post by asfound on Oct 8, 2018 16:19:33 GMT
I've always found Banksy to be asinine, dull and juvenile, and this was no exception really. I'm a huge fan of contemporary art but there's just little beyond the superficial to admire in Banksy. He's a step down from Hirst, Koons, Prince et al in terms of irreverence and subversion. Hirst's Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable was a much better prank, and actually said something about the artistic process. This was essentially an elaborate whoopee cushion. I also don't believe for a second that Sotheby's or the seller weren't in on this - are we really supposed to believe a shredder, battery and receiver were sitting there for over 12 years? Why was it shredded then? Don't these things go through metal detectors or scanners (I'm sure I remember seeing this happen at an auction house for high value items in case of exposure. The Britney Spears to Hirst's Beethoven? More like the Crazy Frog to Hirst's Britney Spears. |
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Post by Backdrifter on Oct 14, 2018 20:01:18 GMT
I like his stuff, partly for its transience - even if you happen to spot it, it might not be there for long, or will be dogged or too faded by the time you happen upon it (which some here will regard as lucky, I'm sure). Some of the original London ones were eg just a trademark rat on a tiny patch of space on a wall or some other small surface, which I also like. The fact they might not survive is mirrored in the shredding of the auctioned piece. For me the precariousness of his work has always been mostly the point - that they get put behind glass or taken away for sale or private storage defeats the object. Wjen people complain about his work being removed or painted over I think they miss the point.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2018 21:09:10 GMT
£1,000,000 shredded in front of your eyes. And now worth double that. You can’t make it up. |
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Banksy
Oct 14, 2018 22:49:25 GMT
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Post by kathryn on Oct 14, 2018 22:49:25 GMT
. For me the precariousness of his work has always been mostly the point - that they get put behind glass or taken away for sale or private storage defeats the object. Wjen people complain about his work being removed or painted over I think they miss the point. Yes. It’s an entirely different concept of what art is, and opposed to the very idea of the art market. The funny thing is that the more Banksy makes work specifically pointing out the absurdity of paying huge amounts of money for it, the higher the prices get. |
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Banksy
Oct 15, 2018 5:03:31 GMT
Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2018 5:03:31 GMT
. For me the precariousness of his work has always been mostly the point - that they get put behind glass or taken away for sale or private storage defeats the object. Wjen people complain about his work being removed or painted over I think they miss the point. Yes. It’s an entirely different concept of what art is, and opposed to the very idea of the art market. The funny thing is that the more Banksy makes work specifically pointing out the absurdity of paying huge amounts of money for it, the higher the prices get. Aye. Lets not forget this is not something new for him either. 'Morons' - 2003 - Prints of which have ironically sold at over 3 times the value at Sotheby's.  |
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