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In October 2018, an artwork was sold for £1m at London auction house Sotheby’s. However, as soon as the gavel hit the sound-block, the artwork was (partially) destroyed through a remote control mechanism.
The stunt was called “the first artwork in history to have been created live during an auction”. Also, the price of the work increased almost 18-fold in just 3 years.
Can you identify the artist behind this?

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Banksy
Originally called 'Girl with Balloon', the artwork was fitted with a shredder which got activated as soon as the auction was closed. The new 'artwork' was renamed 'Love is in the Bin' and became even more popular.
Read More about the artwork.
Watch the exact moment this happened.