英國(guó)涂鴉藝術(shù)家班克西的著名畫作《女孩與氣球》10月5日晚在倫敦以104萬(wàn)英鎊成交，落錘后畫作突然“自毀”，現(xiàn)場(chǎng)一片嘩然。班克西隨后公開一段視頻，揭秘畫作為何會(huì)“自毀”：原來(lái)他數(shù)年前便在畫中安裝了碎紙機(jī)，就是為了等待這一天。

來(lái)看看《衛(wèi)報(bào)》的報(bào)道：

Banksy has played what could be one of the most audacious stunts in art history, arranging for one of his best-known works to self-destruct after being sold at auction for just over ￡1m.

班克西上演了藝術(shù)史上最膽大包天的一出好戲：在自己最著名的一幅畫作被拍賣出超100萬(wàn)英鎊的價(jià)格后，他讓這部作品瞬間自毀。

Girl With Balloon was the final item in an auction at Sotheby’s in London on Friday night and its sale price equaled the artist’s previous auction record of ￡1.04m.

《女孩與氣球》是上周五晚蘇富比倫敦拍賣會(huì)的最后一件拍賣品，拍出的價(jià)格與班克西上一次拍賣紀(jì)錄持平，達(dá)到104萬(wàn)英鎊（940萬(wàn)元人民幣）。

Shortly after the hammer came down on the item, however, the canvas began to pass through a shredder installed in the frame.

然而，剛剛落錘成交，框內(nèi)畫作就開始下滑，畫框內(nèi)置碎紙機(jī)把畫作切割成紙條。

Banksy posted an image on Instagram of the shredded work dangling from the bottom of the frame with the title “Going, going, gone … ”

班克西在Ins上傳了一張照片，照片上這幅被切碎的畫作在畫框底部搖搖欲墜，同時(shí)他還配文：“加價(jià)、繼續(xù)加價(jià)、消失了……”

班克西是何許人？

現(xiàn)年41歲、在涂鴉界享有盛譽(yù)的班克西慣于藝術(shù)惡作劇，常在英國(guó)各地的美術(shù)館用換包形式，將世界名作換上自己修改的仿作，不時(shí)引起傳媒轟動(dòng)。他的涂鴉遍布英國(guó)街道橋梁，在倫敦特拉法爾加廣場(chǎng)他寫過(guò)大膽標(biāo)語(yǔ)“指定暴亂區(qū)域”，在泰特美術(shù)館門外臺(tái)階上寫過(guò)“小心垃圾”。十幾年來(lái)，班克西創(chuàng)作了大量以現(xiàn)實(shí)生活和反戰(zhàn)內(nèi)容為題材的作品，風(fēng)格以黑色幽默著稱。

至今班克西依然保持著“游擊隊(duì)式”的生活——幾乎從不對(duì)自己的作品發(fā)表看法，很少接受采訪，也沒(méi)什么人見過(guò)他的真面目。他的真實(shí)身份從來(lái)沒(méi)有被正式公開過(guò)。人們認(rèn)為這位神秘的藝術(shù)家當(dāng)時(shí)就在拍賣會(huì)現(xiàn)場(chǎng)。

"It appears we just got Banksy-ed,” said Alex Branczik, Sotheby’s senior director and head of contemporary art in Europe.

蘇富比拍賣行的高級(jí)主管、歐洲當(dāng)代藝術(shù)部總監(jiān)艾利克斯·布蘭克奇克說(shuō)：“看上去我們被班克西惡搞了一把。”

布蘭克奇克猜測(cè)，此事應(yīng)該是班克斯本人按下遙控，操縱碎紙機(jī)運(yùn)作。

Sotheby’s said in a statement to the Financial Times: “We have talked with the successful purchaser who was surprised by the story. We are in discussion about next steps.”

蘇富比拍賣行在《金融時(shí)報(bào)》上的一則聲明中表示：“拍下畫作的買家得知此事后很吃驚。我們已經(jīng)與其進(jìn)行了商談，正在討論接下來(lái)的處理辦法?！?/p>

The auction house declined to reveal the identity of the buyer.

蘇富比拒絕透露買家的身份。

On Saturday evening, Banksy posted a video on his Instagram page which showed a shredder being fitted to the frame of the painting.

上周六晚，班克西在自己的Ins頁(yè)面上傳了一個(gè)視頻，視頻中顯示一個(gè)碎紙機(jī)被安裝在畫框中。

It opened with the caption: “A few years ago, I secretly built a shredder into a painting.”

視頻開頭的字幕寫道：“幾年前，我秘密在畫框中安裝了一個(gè)碎紙機(jī)?！?/p>

The clip shows a hooded figure putting the finishing touches on the device, before text appears on the screen saying: “In case it was ever put up for auction.”

視頻中，一個(gè)身穿連帽衣的人正在對(duì)碎紙機(jī)做最后的操作，之后屏幕上出現(xiàn)了一句話：“以防這幅畫有一天被拍賣。”

班克西此舉被評(píng)論為對(duì)藝術(shù)受資本控制的一次最有力的嘲弄。不過(guò)，從未受此重創(chuàng)的拍賣行也迅速作出反應(yīng)，稱“作品其實(shí)更加珍貴了”。

The website MyArtBroker.com, which resells Banksy pieces, said Girl with Balloon had enjoyed annual increases in value of about 20% in recent years. “Prices now are regularly exceeding ￡115,000 for signed authenticated prints,” said its co-founder Joey Syer.

轉(zhuǎn)售班克西畫作的網(wǎng)站MyArtBroker.com表示，近些年來(lái)，《女孩與氣球》的價(jià)值逐年上漲20%。該網(wǎng)站的聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人喬伊·賽爾說(shuō)：“有班克西簽名并經(jīng)過(guò)鑒定的畫作現(xiàn)在賣價(jià)通常都會(huì)超過(guò)11.5萬(wàn)英鎊。”

"The auction result will only propel this further and given the media attention this stunt has received, the lucky buyer would see a great return on the ￡1.02m they paid last night.

“這一拍賣結(jié)果只會(huì)讓班克西作品價(jià)值進(jìn)一步上漲?？紤]到這個(gè)驚人舉動(dòng)引發(fā)的媒體關(guān)注，這名幸運(yùn)的買家可能會(huì)因當(dāng)晚付出的102萬(wàn)英鎊而獲得豐厚回報(bào)?！?/p>

"This is now part of art history in its shredded state and we’d estimate Banksy has added at a minimum 50% to its value, possibly as high as being worth ￡2m plus.”

“這件被粉碎的藝術(shù)品現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)成了藝術(shù)史的一部分，我們估計(jì)班克西此舉至少讓其升值50%，市值將超過(guò)200萬(wàn)英鎊?！?/p>

Girl With Balloon, which was last year voted the UK’s best-loved work of art, first appeared on a wall in Great Eastern Street in Shoreditch, east London. The 2006 gallery version featured spray paint and acrylic on canvas, mounted on a board.

去年《女孩與氣球》被票選為英國(guó)最受喜愛的藝術(shù)品，這幅畫作首次出現(xiàn)在倫敦東部肖迪奇區(qū)大東方街道的墻面上。2006年用噴漆和丙烯酸樹脂漆在畫布上再次創(chuàng)作的這幅作品放入畫框在美術(shù)館內(nèi)進(jìn)行展示。

The true identity of the Bristol-born artist has never been officially revealed despite wide speculation.

盡管有各種各樣的猜測(cè)，但這位出生于布里斯托爾的藝術(shù)家的真實(shí)身份從未被正式披露。

He rose to fame with graffiti that appeared on buildings across the UK, often marked by deeply satirical undertones.

他因?yàn)樵谟?guó)各地的建筑上涂鴉而聲名鵲起，作品通常帶有深刻的諷刺意味。

Two new artworks appeared at the Barbican Centre in central London in September 2017 inspired by an upcoming Jean-Michel Basquiat exhibition.

2017年9月，受到即將舉行的涂鴉藝術(shù)家讓·米歇爾·巴斯奎特藝術(shù)展的啟發(fā)，班克西的兩幅新畫作出現(xiàn)在倫敦中部的巴比肯藝術(shù)中心。

Announcing the new artworks in a series of Instagram posts, the artist said: “Major new Basquiat show opens at the Barbican – a place that is normally very keen to clean any graffiti from its walls.” The work has since been protected by perspex panes.

班克西在Ins上陸續(xù)發(fā)文宣布了自己新作品的亮相，并寫道：“在巴比肯藝術(shù)中心舉行大型巴斯奎特新畫展，而巴比肯通常都會(huì)迫不及待地將任何涂鴉從墻上抹去?！弊阅且院螅嗫宋鞯男伦骶捅挥糜袡C(jī)玻璃面板保護(hù)了起來(lái)。

One of Banksy’s more elaborate jokes came just over three years ago when he opened Dismaland, a “family theme park unsuitable for small children”, on the seafront at Weston-super-Mare.

班克西上一出精心策劃的惡作劇是在三年多前，當(dāng)時(shí)他在濱海威斯頓開放了Dismaland主題公園——一個(gè)“不適合小孩子的家庭主題樂(lè)園”。

The Guardian described it at the time as “sometimes hilarious, sometimes eye-opening and occasionally breathtakingly shocking”.

《衛(wèi)報(bào)》當(dāng)時(shí)將其描述為“時(shí)而令人捧腹，時(shí)而大開眼界，時(shí)而觸目驚心”。

最后一起來(lái)欣賞班克西的幾幅作品：

《蠢貨們》（Morons），文中畫面上的譯文為“我不信你這個(gè)白癡會(huì)買這件狗屎”。

2018年3月，班克西與另一位涂鴉藝術(shù)家共同在紐約的一面墻上創(chuàng)作了70英尺高的壁畫《釋放澤拉·多安》，抗議女畫家被捕入獄。

英文來(lái)源：衛(wèi)報(bào)

翻譯&編輯：丹妮