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Read the article. Four fragments have been removed from the text. Complete each gap (5.1.–5.4.) with the fragment which fits best and put the appropriate letter (A–E) in each gap. There is one fragment which you do not need to use.
BANKSY AUCTION STUNT LEAVES ART WORLD IN SHREDS
The art world experienced shockwaves on 5th October 2018, as the dramatic news broke. The mysterious street artist known as Banksy made history when one of his paintings, Girl with Balloon, partially shredded itself minutes after being purchased for $1.4 million at a Sotheby's auction. 5.1. _____ Did the painting become worthless? What was the point of this prank? The event has opened a range of questions which still remain unanswered.
Until that memorable evening, the world's most famous self-destructing work of art had been Jean Tinguely's Homage to New York. The Swiss artist's sculpture − a motorized contraption which was twenty-seven-feet tall and incorporated a bathtub, a self-playing piano, drums, a go-kart, a weather balloon, and much more − went up in smoke in the garden at MOMA in 1960, as a couple of hundred people looked on. Before the piece was able to fully destroy itself, the fire department stepped in. 5.2. _____ It would be interesting to know if anyone ever paid it.
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The self-destruction of Banksy's Girl with Balloon, like that of Tinguely's sculpture, was halted before the job was complete. The stunt could have been intended to mock the spectacle of art being reduced to a price tag. 5.3. _____ The fact that he immediately posted on Instagram a video of the stunt which received nearly nine million views within a week is arguably another proof of his attention seeking. The clip, which also purports to show Banksy concealing a shredder inside the painting's thick frame years ago when the painting was completed, is captioned with the quote, "The urge to destroy is also a creative urge."
While a buyer would normally be disappointed, to say the least, after a new purchase self-destructed, it wasn't the case on this occasion. 5.4. _____ At the same time the enigmatic artist confirmed his legendary status, creating rabid demand for his works. Sheer genius! Everybody gains. And on top of that a new verb has entered the English lexicon — to "Banksy" – which means to make a creative leap that breaks the mold and begins a remarkable new conversation.
A. By letting his work burn, the artist made a powerful statement in a perfectly set stage. Although this critique of art-world commerce set tongues wagging, it is debatable whether it could rise above an empty gesture and actually change anything.
B. An eyewitness later related what followed. "Out of the audience stepped a man who presented the artist with a document the latter took to be an expression of artistic enthusiasm, but which turned out to be a fine for disturbing the peace and violating the health and safety regulations."
C. This dramatic finale to the evening sale, which took place during the climax of the busiest week in the London art market, left the art world stunned, but at the same time also puzzled.
D. Banksy's Girl with Balloon had been increasing in value by about 20% a year and the stunt at the auction would only propel this further, thus ensuring the new owner a significant return on their investment.
E. But since it was clearly also a bid for more notoriety, a cynic might rather call this Banksy's most successful artwork yet. For an artist allegedly bent on maintaining anonymity, Banksy does not shy away from the limelight.
5.1. C
5.2. B
5.3. E
5.4. D
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