Work went viral in 2018 when it shredded during the sale at Sotheby’s

The street artist opened a pop-up shop in Croydon last year in a bid to protect his image rights, but was found to have “acted in bad faith”

KAWS, aka Brian Donnelly, is now firmly in the mainstream art world

Girl With Balloon canvas ‘self-destructed’ live at Sotheby’s last week in one of the most publicised stunts in auction history