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Entertaining Video of How Banksy’s Self-Destructing Artwork was Supposed to Function

At a Sotheby’s auction this month, Banksy had one of his pieces on offer, mounted in a baroque, self-created frame. After the bidding war ended at a staggering £860,000 (USD $1.1 million), an alarm sounded and the frame revealed a surprising capability. Here’s how it went down, followed by footage from Banksy of how it was supposed to go down:

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