ALEXIA WALKER: Street art is collectible if you know what you are doing
The value of this artistic expression reflects a radical shift from the days when it was understood as a mere act of vandalism
30 August 2019 - 05:09
When Banksy’s Girl with Balloon self-destructed minutes after being sold at Sotheby’s for more than £1m in October 2018, the art world was stunned as much as the general public.
Beside the actual shredder performance, which some have joked made this artwork the second most famous to the Mona Lisa, the fact that the controversial British artist’s work could fetch this kind of price was a surprise to many...
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