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Lesson 6: Current issues in art history- Why You Don't Like Art History
- Cultural heritage “in Crisis”
- How Climate Changes Art
- The $150,000 Banana
- Art about Migration
- What Art tells us about Gender
- Should Art Be Publicly Funded?
- Why Do Corporations Buy Art?
- What Does Resistance Look Like?
- The Case for Copying
- The Case For Nudity
- Trending Artists
- Behind the Banksy Stunt
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Behind the Banksy Stunt
Banksy, the mysterious street artist, shocked the world with a self-shredding artwork at an auction. This stunt sparked discussions about art's value, ownership, and authenticity. It also questioned the role of auction houses in art's commercialization.
Want to join the conversation?
- I would like to know what Banksy thinks of the buyer of the shredded work profiting from Banksy's stunt. (?) It is after all a critique of profit from art auctions.(5 votes)