Banksy, the buyer of the self-destructed (name-changing) work will keep it. He comments: now I have my piece of art history.

The buyer of the Banksy work that “self-destructed” last week announced that he will keep the work. Which has now also changed its name. No longer Girl with balloon, but Love is in the bin (“Love is in the bin”): the buyer has thus secured a unique piece.

As Sotheby’s explains in a note: "In the latest action at Sotheby’s, Banksy has cleverly nestled himself in the pages of art history. The new work is secured by a certificate from Pest Control, the institution that authenticates Banksy’s work, and has been given a new title, Love is in the bin. The buyer, a European collector and longtime client of Sotheby’s, will buy the work at the same price it was achieved in the room. The buyer commented, ’when the work was hammered out last week and soon after began to be torn to shreds, I was shocked at first, but gradually began to realize that I would end up owning my own personal piece of art history.’"

Pictured: Banksy, Love is in the bin

Banksy, the buyer of the self-destructed (name-changing) work will keep it. He comments: now I have my piece of art history.

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