A Banksy painting that shocked onlookers as it partially shredded itself after being sold at auction is going on display in Germany. A Banksy painting that shocked onlookers as it partially shredded itself after being sold at auction is going on display in Germany. The Frieder Burda museum in Baden-Baden said that Girl with Balloon, which self-destructed last year after an unidentified European collector successfully bid $1.4 million (£1.1m) at a Sotheby’s auction, will be shown from February 5 to March 3. Unser Dank an @Positive.Propaganda.ev für den Tipp. https://t.co/zipnwT4hol — Museum Frieder Burda (@friederburda) January 11, 2019The painting, re-titled Love is in the Bin after the shredding, will then be moved to the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart museum on permanent loan.

Source: Irish Independent February 04, 2019 16:44 UTC