Love is in the Bin sold for a record price in 2021
E396347
Love is in the Bin sold for a record price in 2021 is the partially shredded Banksy artwork that famously self-destructed during a 2018 auction and later became one of the most expensive works by the artist.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Love is in the Bin sold for a record price in 2021 canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork
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painting ⓘ |
| auctionHouse | Sotheby’s ⓘ |
| basedOn | Girl with Balloon ⓘ |
| color | black-and-white with red balloon ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Banksy ⓘ |
| currency |
Pound sterling
ⓘ
surface form:
GBP
|
| dateOfSignificantEvent | 2018-10-05 ⓘ |
| depicts | a girl reaching for a red heart-shaped balloon ⓘ |
| follows | Girl with Balloon ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary art
ⓘ
street art ⓘ |
| hasEffect | increased fame after shredding ⓘ |
| hasPart |
hidden shredder mechanism
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shredded canvas ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
intact upper image of girl and balloon
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partially shredded lower half ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Love is in the Bin ⓘ |
| inception | 2018 ⓘ |
| locationOfFirstPerformance |
Sotheby’s
ⓘ
surface form:
Sotheby’s London
|
| materialUsed |
acrylic paint
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canvas ⓘ frame ⓘ spray paint ⓘ |
| movement |
Banksy
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street art movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first artwork created during a live auction
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partially shredding itself immediately after being sold ⓘ |
| owner | anonymous private collector ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstAppearance |
Sotheby’s
ⓘ
surface form:
Sotheby’s London
|
| significantEvent |
2018 Sotheby’s auction shredding incident
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partial self-destruction at auction ⓘ |
| soldAtAuction |
Sotheby’s
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surface form:
Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Sale
|
| soldFor |
1.04 million pounds
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approximately $1.4 million ⓘ £1,042,000 ⓘ |
| soldIn |
London, England
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surface form:
London
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| theme |
critique of the art market
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ephemerality of art ⓘ loss ⓘ love ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| wasOriginally |
Girl with Balloon
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surface form:
Girl with Balloon (framed version)
|
| yearOfFirstSale | 2018 ⓘ |
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