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.
A banana duct-taped to a wall sold for $6.2 million at a Sotheby's art auction
Maurizio Cattelan's "Comedian," a banana duct-taped to a wall, was sold at Sotheby's in New York on Wednesday for $6.2 million.
Inside Sotheby’s $6 million sale of a banana
Turns out that crypto bros love “Comedian,” Maurizio Cattelan’s now-infamous work consisting of a banana with duct tape, a spoof of art-world capitalism.
Duct-taped banana goes for $6.2 million in Sotheby's art auction
A piece of art that is little more than a banana duct-taped to a wall sold at auction for $6.2 million on Wednesday to cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun, Sotheby's said, furthering the universal conversation about what constitutes art.
Duct-taped banana sold for $6.2 million at Sotheby's
Comedian,' a sculpture by the artist Maurizio Cattelan, consisting of a piece of duct tape and a banana stuck to a wall, has sold for $6.2 million at Sotheby's in New York after more than six minutes of fierce bidding.
Somebody paid $6.2 million for this duct-taped banana. Seriously
A banana duct-taped to a wall just sold for $6.2 million US. The artwork is called Comedian and it was created by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan. Cattelan is known as a “conceptual artist” whose creations are meant to raise questions and make people think.
How a viral, duct-taped banana came to be worth $6.2 million
The buyer purchased a certificate of authenticity that gives them the authority to duct-tape a banana to a wall and call it 'Comedian'
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Maurizio Cattelan's 'Comedian,' a banana duct-taped to a wall, sold for $6.2 million at a Sotheby's auction. The artwork, purchased by Justin Sun, sparked debate about the nature of modern art. While some saw it as a social commentary,
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