shocked spectators in 2018 when it immediately self-shredded upon sale, is on the auction block once again — effectively half the painting it was just before the gavel hit three years ago.Nevertheless, the artwork — now called “Love Is in the Bin” — is expected to fetch $8.3 million, six times its previous price.At that Sotheby’s sale, the buyer purchased a fully intact, framed artwork by the notoriously covert street artist, of a girl illustrated in black and white reaching out for a red balloon.Yet as soon as the winning bid — $1.4 million — was called, the canvas was quietly prompted to move through what art experts later realized was a shredder installed in the bottom of the frame.
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