This morning I woke to this story, 'Banksy auction prank leaves art world in shreds' all while drinking my coffee and eating eggs & chorizo.

I smiled as I read the article. The piece of art "Banksy’s Girl with Balloon" was sold at Sotheby's auction and then shredded!

Tweet from Bansky

I see this as some kind of statement from Banksy. So here are few things to ponder:

• It’s like he's saying that if they can pay a million for it why can’t they change society with those funds?!
• Will the painting increase in value now that it is shredded up?
• When did "ownership" for the painting take place?
• How was the shredding initiated?
• Was the frame ever inspected?
• What was its power source?

What transpired at the auction was hilarious yet very strange. What do you make of it?

-g0nr0gue