Love is in the Bin
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Love is in the Bin is a partially self-shredded artwork by the street artist Banksy, created during a 2018 auction stunt that instantly became one of the most famous moments in contemporary art.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Love is in the Bin canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3870732 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Love is in the Bin Context triple: [Banksy, notableWork, Love is in the Bin]
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A.
The Thing About Love
"The Thing About Love" is a pop ballad by Christina Aguilera from her 2007 album *Back to Basics*, showcasing her soulful vocals and reflective lyrics about the complexities of love.
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B.
Mad Love
"Mad Love" is a 1935 psychological horror film starring Peter Lorre (credited as László Löwenstein), known for its macabre tale of obsession and surgical mutilation.
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C.
Love, Inc.
Love, Inc. is an American television sitcom that follows a group of dating consultants as they help clients find love while navigating their own romantic lives.
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D.
Loads of Love
Loads of Love is a lesser-known musical work by famed American composer Richard Rodgers, created during his prolific mid-20th-century career in musical theatre.
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E.
Mrs Henderson Presents
Mrs Henderson Presents is a 2005 British comedy-drama film about a widowed socialite who opens a controversial nude revue in London’s Windmill Theatre during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Love is in the Bin Target entity description: Love is in the Bin is a partially self-shredded artwork by the street artist Banksy, created during a 2018 auction stunt that instantly became one of the most famous moments in contemporary art.
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A.
The Thing About Love
"The Thing About Love" is a pop ballad by Christina Aguilera from her 2007 album *Back to Basics*, showcasing her soulful vocals and reflective lyrics about the complexities of love.
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B.
Mad Love
"Mad Love" is a 1935 psychological horror film starring Peter Lorre (credited as László Löwenstein), known for its macabre tale of obsession and surgical mutilation.
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C.
Love, Inc.
Love, Inc. is an American television sitcom that follows a group of dating consultants as they help clients find love while navigating their own romantic lives.
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D.
Loads of Love
Loads of Love is a lesser-known musical work by famed American composer Richard Rodgers, created during his prolific mid-20th-century career in musical theatre.
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E.
Mrs Henderson Presents
Mrs Henderson Presents is a 2005 British comedy-drama film about a widowed socialite who opens a controversial nude revue in London’s Windmill Theatre during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork
ⓘ
contemporary artwork ⓘ |
| artForm |
conceptual art
ⓘ
painting ⓘ |
| auctionContext | evening sale of contemporary art ⓘ |
| auctionHouse | Sotheby’s ⓘ |
| basedOn | Girl with Balloon ⓘ |
| buyerDecision | buyer accepted the work after shredding ⓘ |
| cityOfAuction |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| countryOfAuction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Banksy ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
iconic moment in contemporary art auctions
ⓘ
widely reported global media event ⓘ |
| currencyOfHammerPrice |
Pound sterling
ⓘ
surface form:
GBP
|
| dateOfEvent | 5 October 2018 ⓘ |
| depicts |
girl
ⓘ
red heart-shaped balloon ⓘ |
| describedAs | first artwork in history created during a live auction ⓘ |
| event | self-shredding during auction ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
Museum Frieder Burda
ⓘ
surface form:
Museum Frieder Burda, Baden-Baden
Sotheby’s ⓘ
surface form:
Sotheby’s London
Neue Staatsgalerie Stuttgart ⓘ
surface form:
Staatsgalerie Stuttgart
|
| frameFunction | contains built-in shredding device ⓘ |
| genre | street art ⓘ |
| hammerPrice | £1,042,000 ⓘ |
| hasImageColor | black and white with red accent ⓘ |
| hasPart | partially shredded canvas ⓘ |
| hasPreviousTitle | Girl with Balloon ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| inception | 2018 ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| mechanism | hidden shredder in frame ⓘ |
| medium |
acrylic paint
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spray paint ⓘ |
| mountedIn | gilded frame ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
partially self-destructing at auction
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turning auction stunt into new artwork ⓘ |
| owner | private collector ⓘ |
| placeOfEvent |
Sotheby’s
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surface form:
Sotheby’s London
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| subjectMatter | lost love ⓘ |
| support | canvas ⓘ |
| theme |
commodification of street art
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critique of the art market ⓘ ephemerality of art ⓘ |
| titleGivenBy |
Banksy
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Sotheby’s ⓘ |
| wasShreddedImmediatelyAfter | hammer price was announced ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Love is in the Bin Description of subject: Love is in the Bin is a partially self-shredded artwork by the street artist Banksy, created during a 2018 auction stunt that instantly became one of the most famous moments in contemporary art.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Love is in the Bin