LONDON — British street artist Banksy pulled off one of his most spectacular pranks Friday night, when one of his trademark paintings appeared to self-destruct at Sotheby’s in London after selling for ...

The artwork was fed through a hidden shredder inside the frame. A million-dollar piece of artwork by mysterious street artist Banksy was left in shreds before an aghast audience seconds after it was ...

LONDON (AP) - A work by British street artist Banksy that sensationally self-shredded just after it sold at auction three years ago fetched almost 18.6 million pounds ($25.4 million) on Thursday — a ...

The Banksy painting that was originally supposed to self-destruct has been purchased for $25.4 million dollars at auction. According to Sotheby's, nine bidders "sparked a fierce wave of bids" over the ...

(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 ...

But that reprieve, according to Banksy, the street artist who created the work — and who organized the prank to destroy it — was not planned. In a clip posted to YouTube on Wednesday, Banksy suggested ...