This stunt by satirical street artist, Banksy, will go down as one of the most expensive pranks in art history. On Friday night, Sotheby's in London held an auction at which the final piece to be sold ...

(LONDON) — A million-dollar piece of artwork by mysterious street artist Banksy was left in shreds before an aghast audience seconds after it was auctioned off for a record $1.4 million on Friday. The ...

Everybody’s talking about it. How did the world’s most famous street artist manage to shred — or rather half shred — one of his iconic “Girl With Balloon” paintings moments after it had sold for $1.4 ...

Art patrons quickly realized they had been framed. "Girl With Balloon," a painting by British artist Banksy, was sold at a Sotheby's auction Friday night in London for more than $1 million, the BBC ...

LONDON (Reuters) - A painting by mysterious British artist Banksy shred itself into pieces at the moment it sold for more than 1 million pounds at a London auction on Friday. Onlookers gasped and ...