It's a mystery to me how Banksy has managed to conceal his true identity
for so long. Somebody must see the graffiti artists doing his work which is so
recognisable and done in public. How did he manage to organise the art project
'Dismaland' in Weston-Super-Mare and
remain anonymous?
In 2018, Sotheby's auction house sold Banksy's 'Girl with Balloon' for £1.1 million. It was bought by an unknown European buyer. As the auctioneer's hammer fell, the painting started to self-shred. It was later auctioned again by Sotheby's as a piece of performance art called 'Love is in the Bin' and was sold for £18.5 million to an unknown Asian buyer.
I like Banksy's subversive art and the message it often conveys. But what was the intention or message behind shredding the picture 'Girl with a balloon' at the Sotheby's auction in 2018? Was the intention to increase the value of this picture or show up the absurdity of the art market by destroying this art work? This act of creative vandalism, by whoever did it, actually achieved both of these objectives.
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