You have probably seen the news about the Banksy artwork
that "self-destructed" immediately after it sold for over one million
dollars at auction (If you haven't, you can read more here).
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Image via Casterline Goodman Gallery / Instagram |
If you are not familiar with Banksy, he is an artist known
for his art on walls, which often incorporates images or features of the
surface to make political, satirical, or sometimes simply interesting
commentary.
He chooses to remain anonymous (although this seems to be
more difficult as time passes, and various outlets believe they have outed
him).
Is it art? Theater? A publicity stunt? My opinion: A
combination of the three.
The auction gallery claims they did not know about this in
advance (a rather dubious claim), and now the discussion is whether the art's
value has been harmed or escalated as the result of this shredding.
Thoughts? Is this a serious commentary on art and commerce,
or simply more fodder for the "contemporary art is a bunch of idiots"
crowd?
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