German museum to show shredded Banksy work

A privately owned museum in the German spa town of Baden-Baden will in February exhibit Banksy’s Love in the Bin, the painting sensationally shredded by remote control at Sotheby’s in London after it was auctioned.

The half-ribboned painting of a girl with a balloon will be shown at the Museum Frieder Burda for a month from 5 February to 3 March. The exhibition will be accompanied by a symposium exploring strategies “to torpedo the art market while simultaneously giving it new momentum,” according to a museum statement.

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