Art Worth Festival, a celebration of visual arts and classical music, staging its second annual exhibition October 20, 21 & 22, on the lawn at Will Rogers Memorial Center
the rafters the sight of a head of state riding in a golden coach? there are others who will say, that s just what we want. nearly 70 years after the grandeur of queen elizabeth s coronation, the crowning of king charles and queen camilla will be shorter, smaller and more diverse. a coronation which, in the words of the new king s officials, will reflect the britain and the world of today. and will there be a public holiday to celebrate? that s a matter for the government, says the palace. nicholas witchell, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come going up in smoke. we ll tell you why the british artist damien hirst has burned art worth an estimated $11 million at an event in london.
talent. my favourite memory is when she played mame on broadway and at the end there is a big stairway and she down in a fluffy, fur coat seeing at the top of her lungs and this is somebody who wanted to be a home body and the ultimate stage stealer. she was sensational. get your head around this. the british artist damien hirst has burned art worth an estimated $11 million at an event in london, after asking buyers of his new collection to choose between a physical work or an nft of it a virtual asset the catch being that both things would not be allowed to exist at once. let s get more from our reporter stephanie prentice. yourjob is to eitherjustify or explain this, stephanie. what is this about? it or explain this, stephanie. what is this about?- what is this about? it is undeniably what is this about? it is undeniably a what is this about? it is undeniably a little - what is this about? it is undeniably a little bit i undeniably a little bit confusing. what he has done is
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