A CHANGE to the iconic cone on the head of the Duke of Wellington statue in Glasgow was not made by famed street artist Banksy, it has been…
Previously discussing the exhibition in Glasgow, GoMA manager Gareth James said: “Cut and Run has welcomed a new and diverse audience, from primary school pupils to octogenarians, from all areas of society and corners of the globe.“Free community tickets and overnight opening hours have extended the museum’s reach far beyond our usual scope.
Art pieces in the Cut and Run exhibition included the stencils for Girl With Balloon and Kissing Coppers. There was also a model that explains how the artist managed to shred Girl With Balloon during an auction at Sotheby’s in London in 2018. The artwork hit the headlines when it partially self-destructed at the conclusion of an auction in which it had been sold for over £1 million.
The canvas was passed through a secret shredder hidden inside the frame, which left the bottom half in tatters.
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