Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2019/10/03/banksy-painting-just-sold-for.html
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Shredding begins in 5, 4, 3…
One entity damn sure knows who Banksy is: Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs
Whats he got against Chimps?
For his next piece, Banksy will create a 12’ cube of clear, terribly hard resin containing a garish swirl of $12 million in currency inextricably embedded inside.
It will sell for $42 mil.
Perhaps he feels they’d do a better job?
Yves Klein sold invisible art in exchange for gold that he threw into a river.
I prefer my Dogs Playing Pool for Anthropomorphised Irony.
How apropos for today’s Parliament.
Can one be this rich and still be considered subversive?
Well, the rich certainly subvert the good governance of society.
HAHA BECAUSE THE POLICITICANS ARE A BUNCH OF MONKEYS WHAT IDIOTS
still at least he didn’t do clowns I guess.
I wonder which Chinese oil painting factory he used?
Laughing all the way to the Banksy.
Robert del Naja on stage with Massive Attack, getting the news:
“My painting just sold for f’ing $12 MILLION? Wait, you didn’t hear that. Forget I said that.”
ain’t capitalism great?
Shortly after Devolved Parliament was sold, Banksy reacted on Instagram.
“Record price for a Banksy painting set at auction tonight,” he wrote. “Shame I didn’t still own it.”
See @Splodge’s post above…
It’s weird when I walk past some of his early stuff on walls almost every day.
I’m going to be saying “the telltale banana” in a terrible British accent all day now