travelover
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I was highly amused by the mysterious Banksy's trick. He hates having his artwork sold and this painting had a poison pill.
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/banksy-painting-self-destructs-auction-trnd/index.html
After the gavel fell Friday at Sotheby's auction house in London, Banksy's Girl with Balloon was reduced to shreds -- another apparent act in the disruptive career of the anonymous British graffiti artist. The iconic image of a girl reaching out for a red, heart-shaped balloon, sold for $1.4 million. Moments later, a shredder hidden inside the "artist's frame" started its work and the art "self-destructed," according to a news release from Sotheby's
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/banksy-painting-self-destructs-auction-trnd/index.html