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Which is more artful: The painted work, preserved forever on canvas; or the carefully orchestrated act of destroying said canvas?

Banksy implicitly asked that very question on Friday. An auction of the artist's popular work, "Girl With Balloon," ended with the shocking display of the the piece shredding itself immediately after the winning bid of 1.04 million pounds was cast.

It wasn't an accident. The ornate frame containing "Girl With Balloon" apparently concealed a shredder. Once the auction ended — with a purchase price that was three times higher than expected — an alarm sounded and the secret shredder switched on. Read more...

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