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London, Sep 3 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Facundo Arrizabalaga) Banksy’s Girl with Balloon is going back under the hammer three years after the secretive street artist shocked bidders when the painting partially shredded itself at Sotheby’s in London. The famous work, now known as Love is in the Bin, is going back on display at the same London auction house ahead of its sale on October 14 following a tour that will take it to Hong Kong, Taipei and New York. FOOTAGE OF THE WORK "LOVE IS IN THE BIN," BY STREET ARTIST BANSKY AT SOTHEBY'S AUCTION HOUSE IN LONDON.
Two environmental activists throw soup at the armoured glass protecting Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" at the Louvre museum in Paris, justifying their action by their desire to promote "the right to healthy and sustainable food." IMAGES
The painting "La Partie de bateau" by Gustave Caillebotte, acquired thanks to the sponsorship of the LVMH group, is now in the Musée d'Orsay in Paris. IMAGES
Two activists from Just Stop Oil, a movement campaigning against fossil fuels, have glued themselves to the frame of a Vincent Van Gogh painting at the Courtauld Gallery in London, calling for the government to end new fossil fuel projects, and for art institutions to join them in civil resistance. IMAGES
Barcelona, Oct 15 (EFE) .- The MOCO Museum has opened in Barcelona with works by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Damien Hirst, Keith Haring and Banksy, among others, from the private collection of Lionel and Kim Logchies.The museum, which is also in Amsterdam, has been located in a historic palace on Montcada street in Barcelona.SHOT LIST: THE EXHIBITION AND EXTERIOR OF THE MUSEUM.SOUND BITES: KIM LOGCHIES (IN ENGLISH)