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The New York Times on 2018-10-18 15:06

Banksy Says His Shredding Prank Misfired: ‘In Rehearsals It Worked Every Time’

The mechanism that cut apart the $1.4 million “Girl With Balloon” jammed, the artist revealed in a video. The work was meant to be completely destroyed.

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