Woman who bought shredded Banksy artwork will go through with purchase
(The Guardian Culture News)

Buyer of Girl With Balloon, who paid £1.04m for work, says she has her `own piece of art history´The buyer of the Banksy print that was partially shredded immediately after its auction will go ahead with the £1m purchase amid claims that its value will have significantly increased following the self-destruction.The art world was left stunned when around half of Girl With Balloon, one of the street artist´s most famous stencil drawings, was reduced to ribbons by a shredder built into the frame after the hammer went down at Sotheby´s in London on 5 October. Continue reading...