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<strong>Art and artists both can garner attention by being something different! The case in point is a Banksy artwork, &ldquo;Love is in the Bin&rdquo;, which created a sensation in the art world when it self-shredded after being sold for a sum of $1.4 million. The same work is again creating ripples as it is up for sale again and hold on, this time it is being quoted at a price which is much higher than the earlier one!</strong></p>
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According to a report in apnews.com, Sotheby&rsquo;s, the auctioneer last week disclosed that &ldquo;Love is in the Bin&rdquo; will be up for sale on October 14 at London. The pre-sale estimate for this work is anywhere between <a href="https://apnews.com/article/europe-arts-and-entertainment-banksy-6cf5b1f80e332d5b8c503aa8ebceecf9">4 million pounds to 6 million pounds</a> ($5.5 million to $8.3 million).</p>
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The artwork as is evident from the image above shows a half-shredded canvas with a spray-painted girl&rsquo;s image who is reaching for a heart-shaped red balloon.</p>
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Before the shredding took place, this piece of artwork was known as &ldquo;Girl With Balloon&rdquo;, and in October 2018, it was sold at Sotheby&rsquo;s. Then the dramatic event took place as the anonymous European buyer made the winning bid, a shredder which was hidden and embedded in the frame by artist Banksy started working and left half the canvas hanging from the frame in strips.</p>
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Interestingly, the buyer instead of going back on his purchase, decided to go ahead. Well, the decision will prove right provided it fetches the estimated price, that too within a space of less than three years.</p>
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Sotheby&rsquo;s Chairman of Modern and Contemporary Art, Alex Branczik, described &ldquo;Love is in the Bin&rdquo; as &ldquo;the ultimate Banksy artwork and a true icon of recent art history.&rdquo;</p>
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Talking about the past Branczik observed: &ldquo;&rsquo;Love is in the Bin&rsquo; was born of the most spectacular artistic happening of the 21st Century. When &lsquo;Girl With Balloon&rsquo; &lsquo;self-destructed&rsquo; in our saleroom, Banksy sparked a global sensation that has since become a cultural phenomenon.&rdquo;</p>
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Before going under the hammer, this unique piece will be put on public display in London, Hong Kong, Taipei and New York.</p>
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Though the artist, Bansky&rsquo;s identity has never been confirmed, he started his artistic career by spray-painting buildings in Bristol, England, and later became an internationally known artist.</p>
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Among his works &ndash; which are often mischievous and satirical — include two policemen kissing, armed riot police with yellow smiley faces and a chimpanzee with a sign bearing the words, &ldquo;Laugh now, but one day I&rsquo;ll be in charge.&rdquo;</p>
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Originally stencilled on an East London wall, the work &ldquo;Girl With Balloon&rdquo; has been reproduced endlessly and is among Banksy&rsquo;s best-known images.</p>
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