The New York Times4d
Duct-Taped Banana Sells for $6.2 Million
new video loaded: Duct-Taped Banana Sells for $6.2 Million transcript “Cattelan’s ‘Comedian.’ Here it is in all its splendor. We’re going to begin at $800,000. At $800,000? $850,000 now.
CNN4d
Viral banana artwork has sold again — this time for $6.24 million
But artist Maurizio Cattelan’s viral creation, titled “Comedian,” has proven a sound investment for one collector: One of the artwork’s three “editions” smashed estimates to sell ...
Miami New Times6d
No Joke: Viral Duct-Taped Banana Could Command $1.5 Million at Auction
However, the piece everyone was talking about that year was by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, titled Comedian, simply featuring a banana duct-taped to the wall. During Art Basel's VIP preview ...
Business Times3d
Banana taped to a wall sells for US$6.2 million in New York
A fresh banana taped to a wall – a provocative work of conceptual art by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan – was bought for US$6.2 million on Wednesday (Nov 20) by a cryptocurrency entrepreneur at ...
The New York Times3d
Who’s Laughing Now? Banana-as-Art Sells for $6.2 Million at Sotheby’s
A conceptual artwork by Maurizio Cattelan, “Comedian,” is just a fruit-stand banana taped on the wall. But 7 bidders were biting. It went to a crypto entrepreneur. transcript “Cattelan’s ...