Love Is in the Bin

work by Banksy

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Love Is in the Bin is a work by the anonymous British artist Banksy. It gained notoriety in 2018 when a framed version of Banksy's famous Girl with Balloon artwork partially shredded itself immediately after being sold at a Sotheby's auction for $1.4 million. This act was a deliberate artistic statement challenging the commercialization of art, questioning notions of ownership and value. The shredded artwork was then authenticated and renamed Love Is in the Bin. This piece is a prime example of Banksy's antiauthoritarian and often provocative approach to art, frequently executed in public spaces.12

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…art with a new name, Love Is in the Bin. The work sold in 2021 for $25 million, beating Banksy’s previous auction record, which had been set by Game Changer in 2020, when it sold for $22 million.
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…art with a new name, Love Is in the Bin. The work sold in 2021 for $25 million, beating Banksy’s previous auction record, which had been set by Game Changer in 2020, when it sold for $22 million.
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