now it s a question we ve been waiting all day to answer how much more is a piece of art worth once you ve run it through a shredder? ladies and gentlemen, for a new world record, banksy, love is in the bin, so to you, £60,000,000. and we have an answer 16 times. you heard correctly, tonight that s how banksy s love is in the bin went for at sothebys. here s the piece of art itself. if you look closely, you ll notice that it s only half intact. that s because back in 2018 minutes after being sold for £1 million at auction also at sotheby s concealed blades within the picture s frame spontaneously whirred into action shredding the art. it turns out that controlled vandalism made it much more valuable. joining me now from the auction house is alex branczik, head of contemporary art at sotheby s. did you expect it to go for