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What happens when art disappears? Whether by accident, artistic intent, or sheer bad luck, some of the world’s most fascinating artworks have been erased, painted over, jet-washed, or even burned!

In this episode of Modern Art Is Rubbish, we uncover the craziest stories of lost and destroyed masterpieces:

🔹 Banksy’s Brick Lane Monkeys – Jet-washed out of existence! 🧼🐒
🔹 Banksy’s Gorilla in a Pink Mask – Painted over and nearly lost forever! 🎨🚫
🔹 Rauschenberg’s ‘Erased de Kooning’ – Can deleting a masterpiece be a masterpiece? 🖼🧽
🔹 John Baldessari’s Cremation Project – An artist who burned all his paintings… then baked the ashes into biscuits?! 🔥🍪

This episode is for art lovers, Banksy fans, and anyone who’s ever wondered: What happens when art vanishes?

🎧 Listen now for a deep dive into the strangest stories in modern art!