This painting by British “guerrilla” graffiti artist Banksy (whom we continue to contend is a cooperative) sold at auction in London for $456,000 – 20 times what it’s worth its estimate. Space Girl and Bird, originally commissioned by the band Blur for its Think Tank album cover, was sold by Bonham’s auction house to a buyer bidding over the phone. We can only hope the buyer was pranking, and has no intention of actually buying the work, haha. The sale broke Banksy’s previous record, that same day, of $397,000, which broke the previous Banksy record of $204,000. “To have the previous record set by the artist broken twice in quick succession reveals how much fascination there is in Banksy by collectors,” said an art expert in the insurance business. We blame global warming. (BBC via AgendaInc)