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The Porsche 911 Sally Special sold at the RM Sotheby’s Monterey Auction on Saturday evening for a record $3.6 million (auction hammer price). In the charged atmosphere of the packed bidding hall, the one-of-one car attracted significant interest, with the final winning offer coming from a telephone bidder. The price was a record for a new Porsche sold at auction, according to the auction house.The sale reunited members of the original Cars team who created both the car in the Disney and Pixar film and the life-size Sally Carrera, based on a 2002 Porsche 911 Carrera. That team included actress Bonnie Hunt, the voice of Sally Carrera, Jay Ward, Creative Director of Franchise at Pixar Animation Studios, and Bob Pauley, who, as Production Designer for Cars, sketched Sally for the first time 20 years ago. They were joined by Kjell Gruner, President and CEO of Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), and key members of Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur’s Sonderwunsch team including Alexander Fabig and Boris Apenbrink.
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.
London, May 5 (EFE).- (Camera: Claudia Sacrest) Once confined to the urban environment, street art has made a name for itself in the auction house in recent years, from Jean-Michel Basquiat, the iconic US artist who began painting murals in the late 1970s, to Banksy, the contemporary and mysterious British graffiti connoisseur.To that end, Christie’s auction house, located in the heart of London, is hosting ‘Off the Wall: Basquait to Banksy,’ am exhibition showcasing artworks created by different artists throughout the years.FOOTAGE OF THE EXHIBITION.
Bristol (UK), Dec 10 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Facundo Arrizabalaga).- A new work by Banksy, called 'Aachoo !!', appeared on Thursday in the Totterdown neighbourhood in Bristol. The image depicts a woman SNEEZING out her false teeth.FOOTAGE OF BANKSY'S NEW WORK IN BRISTOL, UK.
London (Uk), Dec 10 (EFE-EPA) .- The popular British graffiti artist Banksy denounced the poverty and homeless situation in the United Kingdom during Christmas with a new mural that appeared on a city wall from Birmingham.(CAMERA: Selina Losa)
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