The Specialist | The Untold Story of the Shredded Banksy, with Alex Branczik

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  Welcome to Intelligence Squared, where great minds meet.

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  I'm Head of Programming, Conor Boyle.

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  Today, something a little different.

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  We're excited to share with you a hand-picked episode of a brand new series,

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  The Specialist, produced by Intelligence Squared in partnership with Sotheby's.

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  We've all heard the stories of the record-breaking works,

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  headline-grabbing auctions and moments that shock the art world and beyond.

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  But have you ever wondered what's happening behind the scenes?

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  What goes into valuing a masterpiece?

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  Or who the people are really behind the gavel?

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  The Specialist brings you art's most extraordinary stories,

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  told by the experts who witnessed them in short episodes perfect for a weekend listen.

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  Now, over to The Specialist.

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  Quite often Sotheby's plays a part in the provenance of an important artwork.

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  I think over the decades we've sold artworks, collections.

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  which become legendary in their own right.

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  But I think, in this case, the artwork itself was created at Sotheby's.

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  I think it's a very unique situation in which the auction house participated in the creation of the artwork.

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  Sotheby's didn't choose to do this, Sotheby's was chosen.

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  Sotheby's is the temporary custodian of some of the world's most rare,

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