| Love is in the Bin | |
|---|---|
| Girl with Balloon | |
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| Artist | Banksy  |
| Year | 5 October 2018 |
| Medium | spray paint, acrylic paint, canvas, cardboard |
| Dimensions | 101 cm (40 in) × 78 cm (31 in) × 18 cm (7.1 in) |
| Preceded by | Civilian Drone Strike |
| Followed by | Valentine's Banksy |
Love is in the Bin is a 2018 art intervention by Banksy at Sotheby's London. According to Sotheby's, it is "the first artwork in history to have been created live during an auction."[1] His 2006 painting of Girl with Balloon unexpectedly self-destructed immediately after it was sold at auction. The damaged painting was later renamed Love is in the Bin. It has been on permanent loan to the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart since March 2019.[2] In October 2021, it sold at auction for £18,582,000 (then equivalent to US$25,327,452 or €21,896,100), a record for the artist.[3][4]
- ^ "Latest Banksy Artwork 'Love is in the Bin' Created Live at Auction". Sotheby's Inc. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ "Stuttgarter Staatsgalerie: Banksys Schredderbild kommt dauerhaft nach Stuttgart". Stuttgarter Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 24 January 2019.
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