A jaw-dropping prank orchestrated by the elusive graffiti artist Banksy has left the art world stunned.
Known for his disruptive antics, the British-born activist, summed up the incident in a poston Instagram.
“Going, going, gone…” he captioned an image showing the work splitting into pieces.
Credit: Banksy/Instagram
According toTheNew York Times, the unit was operated by a remote control.
Since his emergence in the ’90s, Banksy has pulled off an array of largely controversial stunts.
In 2005, he managed to leave politically charged illustrationson the highly secure West Bank Wallin Palestine.
The following year, heplaced an inflatable dummy of a Guantanamo Bay prisonerat Disneyland, closing down the park.
Many of his acts express a disdain for consumerism.
