Love is in the Bin
E396345
Love is in the Bin is a partially self-shredded artwork by the street artist Banksy, created during a 2018 auction stunt that instantly became one of the most famous moments in contemporary art.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Love is in the Bin canonical | 7 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork
ⓘ
contemporary artwork ⓘ |
| artForm |
conceptual art
ⓘ
painting ⓘ |
| auctionContext | evening sale of contemporary art ⓘ |
| auctionHouse | Sotheby’s ⓘ |
| basedOn | Girl with Balloon ⓘ |
| buyerDecision | buyer accepted the work after shredding ⓘ |
| cityOfAuction |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| countryOfAuction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Banksy ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
iconic moment in contemporary art auctions
ⓘ
widely reported global media event ⓘ |
| currencyOfHammerPrice |
Pound sterling
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surface form:
GBP
|
| dateOfEvent | 5 October 2018 ⓘ |
| depicts |
girl
ⓘ
red heart-shaped balloon ⓘ |
| describedAs | first artwork in history created during a live auction ⓘ |
| event | self-shredding during auction ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
Museum Frieder Burda
ⓘ
surface form:
Museum Frieder Burda, Baden-Baden
Sotheby’s ⓘ
surface form:
Sotheby’s London
Neue Staatsgalerie Stuttgart ⓘ
surface form:
Staatsgalerie Stuttgart
|
| frameFunction | contains built-in shredding device ⓘ |
| genre | street art ⓘ |
| hammerPrice | £1,042,000 ⓘ |
| hasImageColor | black and white with red accent ⓘ |
| hasPart | partially shredded canvas ⓘ |
| hasPreviousTitle | Girl with Balloon ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| inception | 2018 ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| mechanism | hidden shredder in frame ⓘ |
| medium |
acrylic paint
ⓘ
spray paint ⓘ |
| mountedIn | gilded frame ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
partially self-destructing at auction
ⓘ
turning auction stunt into new artwork ⓘ |
| owner | private collector ⓘ |
| placeOfEvent |
Sotheby’s
ⓘ
surface form:
Sotheby’s London
|
| subjectMatter | lost love ⓘ |
| support | canvas ⓘ |
| theme |
commodification of street art
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critique of the art market ⓘ ephemerality of art ⓘ |
| titleGivenBy |
Banksy
ⓘ
Sotheby’s ⓘ |
| wasShreddedImmediatelyAfter | hammer price was announced ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Love is in the Bin