Love is in the Bin sold for a record price in 2021
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Love is in the Bin sold for a record price in 2021 is the partially shredded Banksy artwork that famously self-destructed during a 2018 auction and later became one of the most expensive works by the artist.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Love is in the Bin sold for a record price in 2021 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3870763 — 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 sold for a record price in 2021 Context triple: [Banksy, auctionRecord, Love is in the Bin sold for a record price in 2021]
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A.
This Love
"This Love" is a 2004 pop-rock hit by Maroon 5, known for its catchy piano-driven melody, soulful vocals, and breakthrough success from their debut album "Songs About Jane."
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B.
"Love Today"
"Love Today" is a lively pop song by British singer-songwriter Mika, known for its upbeat tempo, falsetto vocals, and celebratory take on love and joy.
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C.
Love Lockdown
"Love Lockdown" is a minimalist, Auto-Tune-driven electropop and R&B song by Kanye West that marked a stylistic shift in his music toward more emotional, sung performances.
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D.
Only Love
"Only Love" is a popular song performed by Greek singer Nana Mouskouri that became one of her signature international hits.
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E.
Falling in Love with Love
"Falling in Love with Love" is a popular show tune by composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist Lorenz Hart, introduced in the 1938 musical "The Boys from Syracuse."
- 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 sold for a record price in 2021 Target entity description: Love is in the Bin sold for a record price in 2021 is the partially shredded Banksy artwork that famously self-destructed during a 2018 auction and later became one of the most expensive works by the artist.
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A.
This Love
"This Love" is a 2004 pop-rock hit by Maroon 5, known for its catchy piano-driven melody, soulful vocals, and breakthrough success from their debut album "Songs About Jane."
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B.
"Love Today"
"Love Today" is a lively pop song by British singer-songwriter Mika, known for its upbeat tempo, falsetto vocals, and celebratory take on love and joy.
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C.
Love Lockdown
"Love Lockdown" is a minimalist, Auto-Tune-driven electropop and R&B song by Kanye West that marked a stylistic shift in his music toward more emotional, sung performances.
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D.
Only Love
"Only Love" is a popular song performed by Greek singer Nana Mouskouri that became one of her signature international hits.
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E.
Falling in Love with Love
"Falling in Love with Love" is a popular show tune by composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist Lorenz Hart, introduced in the 1938 musical "The Boys from Syracuse."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork
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painting ⓘ |
| auctionHouse | Sotheby’s ⓘ |
| basedOn | Girl with Balloon ⓘ |
| color | black-and-white with red balloon ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Banksy ⓘ |
| currency |
Pound sterling
ⓘ
surface form:
GBP
|
| dateOfSignificantEvent | 2018-10-05 ⓘ |
| depicts | a girl reaching for a red heart-shaped balloon ⓘ |
| follows | Girl with Balloon ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary art
ⓘ
street art ⓘ |
| hasEffect | increased fame after shredding ⓘ |
| hasPart |
hidden shredder mechanism
ⓘ
shredded canvas ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
intact upper image of girl and balloon
ⓘ
partially shredded lower half ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Love is in the Bin ⓘ |
| inception | 2018 ⓘ |
| locationOfFirstPerformance |
Sotheby’s
ⓘ
surface form:
Sotheby’s London
|
| materialUsed |
acrylic paint
ⓘ
canvas ⓘ frame ⓘ spray paint ⓘ |
| movement |
Banksy
ⓘ
street art movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first artwork created during a live auction
ⓘ
partially shredding itself immediately after being sold ⓘ |
| owner | anonymous private collector ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstAppearance |
Sotheby’s
ⓘ
surface form:
Sotheby’s London
|
| significantEvent |
2018 Sotheby’s auction shredding incident
ⓘ
partial self-destruction at auction ⓘ |
| soldAtAuction |
Sotheby’s
ⓘ
surface form:
Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Sale
|
| soldFor |
1.04 million pounds
ⓘ
approximately $1.4 million ⓘ £1,042,000 ⓘ |
| soldIn |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| theme |
critique of the art market
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ephemerality of art ⓘ loss ⓘ love ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| wasOriginally |
Girl with Balloon
ⓘ
surface form:
Girl with Balloon (framed version)
|
| yearOfFirstSale | 2018 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Love is in the Bin sold for a record price in 2021 Description of subject: Love is in the Bin sold for a record price in 2021 is the partially shredded Banksy artwork that famously self-destructed during a 2018 auction and later became one of the most expensive works by the artist.
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