Sotheby's, October 5th 2018

[@spllitz]

Now try it with the Mona Lisa

[@knightsofapollo2715]

Oh god who's gonna buy mona lisa though

[@knightsofapollo2715]

Also he probably got fired

[@jozylinbahbishsanchy9465]

I see you are a human of taste

[@debbiemarquis3231]

That...would be epic...

[@yourerightbro8807]

Existed for 515 years only to get shredded in a public auction.

[@jasonwalker5026]

ABSOLUTELY FREAKIN BRILLIANT!!! ...FOR THE ABSOLUTE REST OF ETERNITY, NO ONE WILL EVER TOP OR FORGET THIS MOMENT IN ART HISTORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@CamerieriZeppoleMix]

great marketing ploy , and publicity stunt awesome work of art for the publicity point of view!

[@cesarsantoz9802]

David Goliath Media Publishing nnfj

[@Viggggggr]

David Goliath Media Publishing 100% fucking illegal it’s not his property and he just destroyed it

[@mystistyx]

Pie 4life the money transaction wasn’t set into place yet, it was still his property.

[@veryexciteddog963]

Pie 4life Doesn't matter because now it's controversy so the painting is worth 2.8 million and the buyer is fucking stoked

[@mystistyx]

Emmitt Donham awesome porn link

[@TheOfficialHeatherAnne]

Brilliant & I hope people understand the full meaning, the real message... As an artist myself I say bravo! 😊

[@diggie9598]

I'm afraid that most of those who are in desperate need to understand it don't.

[@nahallud1071]

Real or not I love this. Art is priceless not a commodity. It's not some new fad that should be bought out. It should just be appreciated for what it is.

[@moldypizza]

White haired guy at 0:49: "Well played, Banksy..."

[@Hevvvyyy]

We'll get em next time

[@LogsMaggot]

He kinda looks like Creed Bratton. Ehe ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@DiscoR53]

Regardless of what happened it was a great performance, the emotional response was epic.

[@bongskag]

hope he wiped his fingerprints off it .. the law have been after him for years!

[@laura2daisy]

Unless he has his fingerprints from a previous crime. They wont be able to track him down..

[@user-kp5ps7gj8b]

Nope. Britain government paid him for some work on public wall.

[@alexanderl7059]

*Andy:* Jim, this has your fingerprints all over it. *Jim:* Andy, you've gotta be kidding me. *Toby:* Fingerprints can be planted. You know with a severed hand...

[@inletreg4844]

Alex Lee I applaud you for somehow working the office into this👏👏👏👏

[@wayward4657]

Hanareum That’s a bit too extreme.

[@natsuki7370]

This is why I love him and his art.

[@paulharvey2851]

Excellent prank but without a doubt, it took place with the prior knowledge of Sotheby's - It is the only auction house in the world that has a Department of Scientific Research and high value items like this will be subject to technology like the Bruker M6 Jetstream, spectrometry and X-Ray - The idea that they didn't discover multiple components inside prior to the actual auction is laughable.

[@gayes]

Obviously. The question you should really ask is was it banksy or was it the institution auctioning off the painting; creating a media frenzy that hypes up the price of the actual painting, making it worth more now. Or could it be both? Could Banksy be part of the institution of elites in the art world? Could they have done this all for money and notoriety? Greed can possess a man and steer him away from the principles he once carried with him. Banksy exists, but not the Banksy we all knew him for.

[@ZetaFunny]

Gonzalo E dude the video shows Banksy making it at the beginning lol

[@briggyb]

@@ZetaFunnyreally though, we have no idea who it was. Gonzalo makes a great point. I wondered about that as well. Who was involved? Absolutely could have been Banksy, but who did he tell prior? Definitely seems like a publicity stunt.

[@milhouse14]

Exactly. Do people really think that Sothebys will allow items to be auctioned without properly examining them?

[@LoboPreto]

Gonzalo E: For exactly these reasons you pointed out the only art I will ever appreciate are ms paint drawings of dick-butt and the dankest memes excluding deep fried and moth ones. We live in wicked times. Trust no one!

[@theewisestforever7861]

This made my DAY !! How inventive!!! Love every min.of it❤️👨🏼‍🎨

[@TechnicalJimActual]

Tbh I'm much more impressed by the frame that shreds the painting than I am by the painting itself. That's a great bit of engineering.

[@JamesTaylor-me8iw]

... but my question is... why is Spongebob on the TV at the top... 0:19

[@amberlimbaugh]

Flamboyant Taradiddle 😂

[@jeffreyhuether3182]

0:20 but yea

[@zachford94]

you just don't understand art

[@tshapedl]

It's an art dude, they called it "Bold and Brash"

[@d4v.i.d]

@@tshapedl more like it belongs in the trash

[@DrAdnan]

Banksy is a legendary artist.

[@howielong2835]

That was extremely creative and genius! Worth even more now!

[@MikeSwartz]

Epitome of what is real art, evoke emotion.

[@Blackarachnia1996]

Is an eye roll an emotion?

[@MikeSwartz]

@@Blackarachnia1996 absolutely

[@scrubfive9239]

@@Blackarachnia1996 🙄

[@Babyvalkyie]

@@Blackarachnia1996 one of the purest forms love. You can't misread an eye roll 😂😂 jk

[@willb8684]

its mostly a status symbol for duche people

[@1996BRECHT]

So you're telling me you added a battery and receiving circuit in there that kept listening for a signal for years, only to shred it now after it heard the right signal? And nobody ever noticed that being in there? Hmm...

[@1996BRECHT]

Also I sure hope "banksy" wasn't filming this so people can't figure out his location in the crowd by cross referencing these images with other ones taken on the scene hehe

[@Jaszs1]

It was shredded and its true. I think some idiots forgot to check the frame before nothing

[@iJakoDK]

Supposedly Pest Control, Banksy's team, had authenticated the picture before the aution, so it is entirely possible that they got the battery, trigger and speakers ready. They are most likely also the ones filming.

[@vassiliairton]

There is no battery that would last for a long time without recharging, unless the system that illuminates the frame is integrated into it, but it is extremely suspicious that no one has maintained this frame for so long.

[@TheMakersWorkshop]

Jac is correct --- Pest Control did the authentication, and could EASILY have made sure the mechanism was primed and ready to go. Someone was definitely present at the auction... to film it.

[@Brian-ut7wx]

This would make a really good law school exam question on the issue of risk of loss.

[@mandilyncartwright5697]

I’ve never laughed so hard in my life! Thank you!

[@jab2393]

mad respect for consistency, a real G

[@ChrisMolyneaux93]

I don't know, the whole thing seems pretty staged. Still funny, though.

[@AnalisaMelanoProfundamente]

of course it´s staged. it´s an obvious trick to rise the price the piece by making it viral, while giving Banksy more free promotion. win-win.

[@ndzick718]

I think that was the point.

[@bowens5075]

Now the frame and the painting will both be worth millions and be "historic art" which, to me is stupid. Art is to be seen, not owned.

[@ShinigamiH]

Despacito 2 art could be anything tho, if you shouldn’t own art then get rid of your toilet. A while back (forgot where this was) an artist placed a regular toilet in the middle of an art gallery, given that it mostly got recognition due to the artist who placed it there.

[@grahamdavies8924]

That's a very, very narrow definition of art. But, you are careful to include "... to me ...", so thumbs up to your comment.

[@ShinigamiH]

Graham Davies his first sentence was an opinion specifically about this vids art. His second sentence tho, was a broad statement which is what I replied to.

[@grahamdavies8924]

ShinigamiH : I wasn't replying to you. I'm not interested in what you wrote. I was replying to Despacito 2, who posted the comment.

[@StaceyHerewegrowagain]

That was awesome to see those reactions when the painting shredded! 😆

[@elidagdagan2780]

Ha Ha destruction, the most beautiful kind of art!

[@chailuvgidwani5298]

This is objectively hilarious

[@SKARFACEVIDEOS]

Epic sir,lol

[@stephenparallox]

Truely Legendary!

[@A2Z2REAL]

Definitely an appropriate time too use that WORD.

[@woohoo2097]

You sir are the ultimate stunt queen.

[@milhouse14]

Sothebys is in this whole thing. Of course, they know that a shredder is inside that frame. They have x-rays on all items that goes inside their auction house.

[@wi11y1960]

Love how the painting is white. What comes out is tan.

[@sailormoonstone5172]

wi11y1960 The background of the frame is illuminated, a well lit panel perhaps. It makes the picture look vibrant so when it’s sliding out the piece of paper looks normal.

[@benmyara5160]

yup and i just saw bigfoot walking in my back yard

[@christopherrapczynski204]

Don't procreate

[@Candela115]

Lighting you dumbass

[@timg2447]

delete this

[@liamwinter4512]

This was hauntingly beautiful. If only somehow this could figuratively be done to all mass media outlets.

[@robertoguasco356]

love it , thanks Bansky !

[@anibalnikov47]

this feels a bit fake

[@majidr.stewart6459]

Hey Buddy

[@ehhthing]

@Kiki Mejia please explain. I highly doubt that the auction house didn't open the frame to check why the bottom of the painting was so much heavier than the top.

[@travvypoo]

@Kiki Mejia Actually he's absolutely right.

[@gayes]

Obviously. The question you should really ask is was it banksy or was it the institution auctioning off the painting; creating a media frenzy that hypes up the price of the actual painting, making it worth more now. Or could it be both? Could Banksy be part of the institution of elites in the art world? Could they have done this all for money and notoriety? Greed can possess a man and steer him away from the principles he once carried with him. Banksy exists, but not the Banksy we all knew him for.

[@SophieIsARusher]

I was curious about that too so I looked it up and for someone of Banksy's artistry would consider the frame to be art too so they are not aloud to tamper. As for the battery if you think about it they can last for ages if never used because 'they' wouldn't be pulling this stunt all the time. But we'll never know because 'they' are so cleaver and always one step ahead.

[@Humboldt710]

Epic!

[@supachicnic]

Genius. Love the idea of a self destructing artwork.

[@jedgar6653]

Best thing I've seen all year

[@MichaelBennett1]

The maddest lad.

[@jxdet6072]

This makes me appreciate art on a whole new level.

[@sophiemirabelle4825]

you are an actual genius

[@leinad9600]

the curb your enthusiasm theme would make this the perfect meme

[@leo_augusto]

ow mai gódi

[@vadimtrochinsky2078]

This whole thing is weird. The blades are facing the wrong way for a shredder. There's no apparent place for the painting to come from and reach the blades. Maybe it comes from between the plank of wood and the steel plate, but how would it reach the blades from there? The motors are oddly placed, why is one at the bottom and one in the middle? The inside seems much thicker than it needs be, there's a stack of components on the back that could have been spread out given the ample room inside, and make the construction thinner. The only thing that makes sense to me is that the X-Acto blades are a complete red herring -- the actual shredder is under that metal plate, which hides something that is obviously thick (compare the depth on the metal side, vs the depth on the other side). Then it makes more sense: the motors push the painting that is under the wooden panel downwards, it gets shredded under the metal plate, and comes out from the gap between the wooden plank and metal already shredded. And the blades are there just as a visual aid of sorts, because the actual shredder is impractical to show for whatever reason. Either that, or this is not the actual mechanism.

[@1996BRECHT]

Yeah, one motor might be to roll the unshredded paper up while the other one unwinds a pre-shredded one...

[@chrisparker8539]

Yeah, something's not right. You don't even shred paper by passing it along blades. You need force. Paintings are usually on canvas which means you'd need more force. There's no way heavy paper is going to dangle like that. It'd have to be pulled down with force. Having said that, i can imagine how it could work but it just doesn't seem real in this case. Also, the blades seemed too far apart in the build video versus the width of the shredded sections of the piece.

[@Everfalling]

also: what's powering this? batteries? batteries that last for an unknown number of years in the off chance the painting will be sold? No one at the auction house did any sort of investigation when vetting the painting? no one noticed the weird heavy uneven weight of it? or the slot at the bottom of the frame where the shredded painting comes out? And even if you ignore all of that: why did the shredder only shred the painting halfway? seems to wind up awfully photogenic rather than a pile of shredded paper on the ground.

[@_Para_]

@ 0:09 (if you pause tehe video right before the backside is put on loosely) you can see a quite big pack of batteries attached to the frame.

[@_Para_]

They are *not* attached in the video. Since he is using a pencil to mark the blades to shorten them later. They obviously would be rotated 90° in the final assembly. The final assembly would be without the wooden piece seen in that moment and the blades attached in such a manner they can cut the paper.

[@drc9460]

That same panting is on a Hesco barrier in Afghanistan. Brings back memories.

[@mildmanneredcomicnerd8849]

Lol 😂 That was awesome! Hey Banksy!!! Nice Move!! 😂 Thanks for sharing

[@georgeelsham]

So, the blades are the wrong way to start with. That direction wouldn’t make a clean cut. Then, when the picture is “shredded” you see a curled picture come out from underneath, which is also shifted to the right of the one in the frame. The paper is also a different colour. *How could you believe this?*

[@sasbetasquadron873]

George_E Performance Art...

[@sailormoonstone5172]

Wow.....Hey everyone we got ourselves a fun sucking, ass clown over here. Could you have done it better? You seem to know so much. With all your skill and expertise one would think you came up with the idea yourself. Oh you didn’t......STFU AND SIT THE FUCK DOWN!

[@benmyara5160]

also the color's don't match... clearly two different paintings

[@jerrynovotnik]

At 0:51 you see a strong spotlight over-exposing the painting - explains the different shades of white. The shredded pieces come out closer to the wall than the painting is, the shift is just perspective. And the blades are fine, who knows how the paper moves inside.. It may have been staged, but the things you said are BS.

[@czrm4789]

@Jaroslav Tell 'em girl

[@themanfromspace_]

THE ABSOLUTE MADLAD

[@8ohvibesrecords811]

The ladies face was the best😂😂

[@dereksimon5428]

This is an artist's work come to complete fruition of it's original inception.

[@aidan6492]

The shredded version is art in and of itself, if it is auctioned again it will most certainly be sold for even more.

[@mrwolf_to]

I'm amazed by how that mechanism still worked after so many years (even if perhaps it eventually got stuck). ...But the funniest thing of this is that the buyer now has a unique and much more valuable "work of art" (???). ... 3:)

[@JD-cn5yo]

Are teacher told us about banksy. She also showed us a quote he said "A lot of people never use there initiative because no one told them to." -banksy Thanks banksy, you inspired me to make a comic book called ANOVA. Thanks!!😀😀😁

[@christopherleubner6633]

Mechanism had the cutting blades wrong, but the time issue could be fixed with lithium batteries and a long term beacon pinging reciever of the same type used to find lost black boxes. Would be pretty easy to build it and would last about 55 years before the batteries had to be changed. Activate by someone with a small key fob transmitter sitting in the auction.

[@furyofgungnir]

Thank you. So many post of "no battery last that long." My keyfob for my 99 expedition has yet to need its battery changed.

[@SynthApprentice]

The time issue isn't even an issue. The painting was authenticated by Banksy's team. They could have just flipped a hidden switch less than a week before the auction.

[@tobyschannelnow4293]

I think it was a fake stunt to A. Promote the art place B. Make the art more expensive now that it went viral C. All of the above D. None of the above (Thanks I am perfection I should've added this one too)

[@ThePurpleMushroom]

D. None of the above

[@heythere9796]

I think this was his way of protesting his beliefs in that art (or at least his) should be free to the public and not be kept away in a rich man’s closet.

[@EthanBradburyVlogs]

@@heythere9796 lmao no just fucking stop

[@Greatfunnies]

@@RomekTheCreator do u know how to make a shredder?

[@corcon6976]

E. Some of the above F. Most of the above G. Not much of the above H. Everything below the rest I. A little this, little that J. Fill in the blank K. Ask the audience L. Cancel M. Undecided N. $3.49 O. We have updated your privacy policy P. I'm dead Q. I'm dead, too R. Someone tell Mr. Rogers that you don't ask millions of children on TV to be your neighbor. S. End construction T. _End construction_ sounds like a protest U. I know, right? V. Hi, U. Where have U. been? W. Truth isn't truth! X. Why do businesses always lock one of the two entrance doors? Y. I'm a Nigerian prince and need you to hold my money because no one around here will. Z. Click here to launch a nuclear strike on the country of your choice.

[@squimbol]

You are a legend sir

[@_Ado3]

Makes the painting even more epic to be honest

[@Chrisallengallery]

Banksy, those craft knifes have the wrong orientation to cut anything that passes them.

[@winspyy]

It's paper. It'll go over the pointed edge... holy fuck I can't believe I have to say this on the internet.

[@Chrisallengallery]

@@winspyy Your brain is syrup.

[@winspyy]

Nice insult. Sorry you're SO smart.

[@DXTb0nEXD]

And yet it did.

[@EricBalcon]

never, you can not cut so sharp with this blade orientation, use your common sense bloody hell.

[@smilly3]

鼻持ちならない金持ちの集まるオークションを　徹底してオチョクル姿勢 芸術家はこうでなくちゃね！ nice work..!!

[@LovesOner]

Now the shredded painting is worth double!!

[@raisingkane8058]

Very funny can't stop laughing at this!! They faces tho when it started shredding got me rolling CTFU!!!

[@anachronofspace]

Definitely a fake stunt, but good nonetheless. :)

[@Delikatessen__]

Fake?

[@anachronofspace]

very

[@galonite]

Yes, fake.

[@mztrdro]

Ofc

[@clxxxvii.]

@Zeksteve But the painting has backlighting that requires it to be plugged in...

[@amittida]

Brilliant

[@Thebrisbanecollective]

GENIUS!!

[@fraenk1979]

I love you for this!

[@yeaman992]

That's some good shit man

[@gallitOo88]

Some men spend fortunes to satisfy their ego while others simply fight to eat...nice job bro !

[@joaomarcelo742]

When you have money to feed your family for thousands of years, survival is never in to question

[@gallitOo88]

@@joaomarcelo742 And desires to possess always more is in the nature of human

[@loginnamejon]

I enjoy this more than I should.

[@Ana-ty8sl]

I love 'street art' mostly because its free. The thought that someone can buy it... Is insane!!!

[@eugenekudashev5833]

This comment will be worth $1M in 12 years

[@callumshell]

and the bidding starts at £100k do i have £100k

[@123uhuhu321]

and it is currently owned by me

[@sarfaraz.hosseini]

At which point you'll delete it.

[@MrOrbion]

o/ £100k

[@kami9143]

Doubt it....maybe 200 years?

[@garyhewett5720]

awesome artist but those blades are not going to shred anything in that direction.

[@DXTb0nEXD]

And then it does

[@film79]

are you sure? seems just as likely the real painting rolled into the back and strips of a copy came out of the bottom.

[@ziljin]

This is modern art!

[@God-hr9tm]

Your a Legend that will Luve forever

[@Skush]

LOL

[@Ducks4lif3]

It sucks that street art is being taken from the people. I'm glad to see banksy keep bucking the system

[@ThatIsDopeBro]

That's the beauty of owning property. You can do what you want with it, even if it is vandalized for creative motives.

[@gayes]

[e-mail] tell him to screw himself with the rest of the elite movers in the art world. they are all scammers bucking people for their money essentially laundering them for rich corrupt personalities

[@jasonwalker5026]

...NEXT, I THINK it would be great to see a painting sold at auction, and at the moment the hammer comes DOWN--->SOLD, the painting suddenly changes and reveals a much MUCH more valuable painting underneath... something NOBODY knew even existed...it'll have to be that extravagant to best THIS

[@tugbacnarl6060]

now the value of that piece will go even higher

[@worldbykriss]

Pronunciation of Sotheby's is now "So-Then-Bye"

[@UnknownUser314159]

Sold-Then-Bye

[@artw1320]

I understand that artist. He basically meant, “Nobody can have my art. It’s mine, and nobody should have it only to make themselves look better.”

[@galonite]

Except now it's that piece that banksy "sabotaged" and it's worth more.

[@yfrufeyfryd2129]

It was gonna be sold for $860,000 who cares about who’s buying it

[@artw1320]

Exactly. That’s why is was destroyed.

[@MichaelJLambie]

Simply the best!

[@ClaudioArenasVergara]

Genio!... Hay una parte del Arte que me encanta, es el vértigo que produce lo nuevo, lo inesperado, sobre todo si aquello inesperado tiene un pequeño sino de cuestionar el modelo de desarrollo... y ese inconsciente, que describe quien realmente eres... Banksystiano!..

[@JackieAllum]

You will never know how Banksy has done it unless the person who has purchased decides to dismantle it, but they won't because that will take away the value. Just take it on face value what it is as that's the art of it. The art wasn't the original piece, the art was this final piece. Banksy didn't do it to ruin anything, he/she did it to create a memorable piece of artwork (and generate value for the piece). Just don't let Tendring District Council near it because you know what they did... Although Banksy is free to create any kind of art that he/she (lets remain gender impartial here due to the anonymity of the artist) wishes on the side of my house if he/she's ever down in Tendring again where it will most definitely not be painted over. Those of us that know a Banksy gave TDC hell, believe me. Anyway I digress. This was pure genius. Pure genius.

[@misfitfromtoyisland.9940]

Jackie Allum the person who purchased it??? Um he immediately canceled his bid. The art house of course had this insured meaning they would go after banksy. It would mean at least a decade in a federal prison. This is all fake.

[@JackieAllum]

You won't know any details about it anyway. If there was a sale the purchaser would still have a piece of Banksy anyway since a piece of art is only worth what it is when the artist has finished which is what happened here. The whole thing was probably orchestrated and every single person there was an actor (the guy closest to the camera with the fake shock kind of gives it away).

[@reazon2bangie]

I love how it shreds to show the collectors that art is as fragile and fleeting as Life & its Ridiculous to spend so much on something that is not Alive

[@ricr8987]

still he allowed the pigs to pay millions for his work.

[@risingboo2912]

I luv it so much, 😚

[@jimjam8166]

“Can I have your attention” hell no a near million dollar painting was just shredded for no damn reason lol

[@xMegaVideos]

Welp, this is fake. The knives are oriented the wrong way and the paper comes shredded out the bottom before it even reaches the bottom. Good marketing stunt tho.

[@freddie2012]

I kinda agree yet a copy of it could have came out the bottom while the original rolled back into the frame

[@user-fu9to9dt4b]

大好き

[@MarkaveliRises]

What I just saw, I loved

[@kaseymorist8991]

Even more valuable shreded IMO. You genius!

[@stevenrowcliffe7479]

Oh you really got them, making it more valuable than ever and getting someone to most likely want to pay more for the painting really got one over on them.....You really showed them.

[@z.z-g6106]

I love it.

[@raygordonteacheschess5501]

I grew up a few blocks from Sotheby's and used to walk by there to the M-30 (now M-72?).

[@ChristianGarcia-xe3li]

Fucking CLASSIC!! I’ve always hoped you’d do something like that.

[@themacfan]

Best art ever

[@joelamore-streetartmuralsi1229]

Smooth with it!

[@3rioISM]

I don't know about you all, but if you have looked at Banksy Art, I would just say paying that high of a price for visual art and then having it shred to peaces in the place everyone knows how much you just spent on it, is Art in its self. There is a message to take from the shredding that is bigger then just paper being torn apart. If there is a increase in the value of his work, it's because he has prove himself an even better artist.

[@pianofluteflute]

you absolute legend

[@heyarny]

Art is not just something drawn on paper. This was all planed just for this one event. Art seeks for attention and so do the artists. The idea was to catch the most possible attention one can get though news media. The whole thing is not about that picture that just got shredded, but about the message he wanted to spread. Now, Banksy is on spot, mission accomplished. Masterpiece is done. Congrats!

[@angelinacruz3581]

I can't help but think that Mr. T.O.P. would have loved this 🤠

[@eternalgalaxy2254]

Very nice my man glad you got to see it happen while you were alive. Most cases like these happen after that person has passed away.

[@-songstranstedlyrics3946]

هذا هو فن .. Love..✌🇩🇿🇵🇸

[@samarsaeed2143]

That lady at the end is just clapping 😂🤦🏻‍♀️