Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Guy Martin covers culture, travel, and Thoroughbred racing. Of the many high-end art world hijinks in the last year, certainly Banksy's ...

Banksy defended his art in a “lost” 2004 ... it infamously “self-destructed” by dropping into a shredding device that destroyed half of the canvas in front of bemused art world insiders.

With Banksy being responsible for the shredding, the buyer has agreed to proceed with the sale and it is now titled 'Love is in the Bin' and said to be worth more than the £1.04million paid.

Whether the shredding was an artistic act done to add theatrical value to the painting, it is hard to say, but in all likelihood it was part of Banksy’s plan to ensure that art is not taken too ...