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 ...

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Lots of people think it was a planned stunt though, as Banksy went on social media saying "Going, going gone" as the shredding happened. "Going, going, gone" is what an auctioneer says before ...

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.

For years people have tried - and failed - to uncover details about Bristol's most famous, yet anonymous, graffiti artist Banksy. Photos of him and stories of people who have met him are ...

It’s a place dominated by building-sized graffiti and murals, and it has a particular association with the Bristolian street artist [Banksy]. If you’ve not seen a Banksy in the wild ...

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 ...

Banksy ran three sessions with young people in a deprived area of Bristol For years people have tried - and failed - to uncover details about Bristol's most famous, yet anonymous, graffiti artist ...