Last Friday's "Girl with balloon" by the artist Banksy's self-destructed in the auction "Sotheby's", after it was sold for $1 367 000. After the final hammer blow load built-in frame shredder and cut half of the canvas

• Banksy said that several years ago built a shredder to destroy a picture if it will be auctioned
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• the Painting, sold for $1.37 million, was cut by the operator after the fall of the hammer
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• BANKSY Girl with balloon. 2006
  the Canvas, paint from a container, acrylic. 107 × 78
  Sotheby's. 05.10.2018
  Sold for: $1 367 000
  Source: sothebys.com

About this version of "Girl with balloon" it is known quite a bit. According to the published provenance and description, it was painted on canvas, mounted on cardboard (spray paint and acrylic on canvas, mounted on board) in 2006 and the same year purchased by the owner "directly from the artist". After the incident at the auction in the official "Instagram" Banksy appeared the video, which describes how in 2006, he secretly built into the frame Schroeder, who had to work in the event of a sale of paintings at auction. Let's remember: 1) this is canvas, not paper, 2) it is mounted on cardboard, 3) it was 12 years ago.

Since then, all the more reason to assume that it is more about consistent performance, not about improvisation. That is, for the audience it was a surprise (emotion video real), but for the organizers — is unlikely.

Why?

In the frame-шредере needs to be a massive cutter to cut the fibers of the canvas, a powerful motor, starting device with a wireless interface and a pretty powerful power source that will turn the "teeth" of Schroeder. This weighty design, which is similar, sorry, the bomb. It is believed that it masked a weighty frame that "sold" as part of the author's intention (the conflict of simplicity and sincerity of the new with the gaudy luxury of old).

Well, OK. Then there are simple questions:

As all the time managed to transport the thing to avoid routine inspections? At the stations? At airports? In transport companies? In riporto? Okay, let's say, the owner himself drove under the arm on the machine. Although why would you? He didn't expect trick?

As Sotheby's could see the picture without removing the frame? They are the same as-то found that the canvas is mounted on cardboard? Or without survey recorded the words of the owner? Yes, we heard that the integrity of the frame has been substantiated by the author's intention. But still.

Porters and critics who took a thing in hand, doesn't suspect anything? Suspicious balance? Abnormal weight? Of the practice say that it always feels when carrying the picture.

for example, the shredder safely concealed. But how to hide the exit slit at the bottom of the frame — that which has been cut out canvas, mounted on cardboard? Or is the frame-трансформер? @Ndashто we have not seen, so she puffed and went to look for him to open the slit. And if she was there, then how the hell can you ignore it?

If the frame has not been opened for 12 years (toto keep a secret), what there is mounted a miracle-батарейки? Stored the normal 5-7 years. The best — 10 years. It is in theory. The risk that they will not flow over the 12 years, but still retain the strength to accomplish their mission, — is huge. Well, if there batteries, which is not recharged, where-то the ocean at this point, wept over his "Tesla" Elon Musk.

In the hall on such auction Apple nowhere to fall. Over the course of watching the millionaires and many powerful people. I don't think they will like it, if the auction, the Minister will make the hall a picture with a suspicious device inside. So, I think, the organizers were assured of safety.

And — are great. Importantly, it was fun. All in the black. About Banksy in once again the talk of the world. His nickname now know, even those for whom Leonardo — is still a bug-ниндзя. Artifact performance is also unlikely to have lost its value. Well, everyone else got the pleasure to expose the fakir. And it is also an integral part of the game "catch Banksy". Which, by the way, has still not passed beyond money generous "yellow press" helpers, masters, associates and the Internet-расследователи. And it is much more amazing of a trick than Schroeder in "Sotbis".

Vladimir Bogdanov, AI

Source: bbc.com

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