Banksy, the mysterious darling of street art, has performed a disconcerting elaborate prank on auction goers by having a successfully auctioned work shredded before the eyes of those present. The work was in an ornate frame which contained a shredder in the bottom. At the conclusion of the bidding, with the work having sold for more than a million pounds, a signal of some type sent the painting into the shredder to emerge in strips below. Banksy posted the moment on Instagram with a sneer: “Going, going, gone.” Presumably the gulled purchaser will not be paying. The identity of Banksy continues to befuddle the media in spite of what must be extensive business dealings in which real names would be required.
Stunned onlookers watch as Banksy work shredded by device in hidden in the frame/Banksy Instagram
