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Banksy posted a video Saturday on his Instagram page accompanied by a quote attributed to Pablo Picasso &#8212; &#8220;the urge to destroy is also a creative urge&#8221; &#8212; showing the stunt unfolding and how he pulled it off. &#8220;A few years ago I secretly built a shredder into a painting, in case it was ever put up for auction,&#8221; read captions displayed over footage of a man crafting the device into a faux-gilt frame. 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