The $6.2 Million Banana, Explained
Comedian, Maurizio Cattelan’s instant classic, sold for more than quadruple some estimates at Sotheby’s this week. How one ...
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Golden Horse Awards Celebrate Diversity, Aamir Khan's Near-Retirement Revelation, Maurizio Cattelan's Art Provocation
The Golden Horse Awards in Taiwan honored Chinese films about COVID and gay romance. 'Wicked' and 'Gladiator II' achieved ...
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A Man Bought Maurizio Cattelan’s Viral Banana For $6 Million—He Plans to Eat It
The new owner of Maurizio Cattelan's art said it "bridges the worlds of art, memes, and the cryptocurrency community.” ...
Last Laugh? Maurizio Cattelan’s ‘Comedian,’ a Duct-Taped Banana, Sells for $6.2 Million at Auction
Consisting of a banana and duct tape, Maurizio Cattelan's “Comedian,” which went viral during its debut in 2019, sold at ...
Crypto entrepreneur buys $6 million duct-taped banana — and plans to either eat it or send it to space
Justin Sun, founder of the Tron blockchain and cryptocurrency, purchased Maurizio Cattelan's controversial artwork "Comedian" ...
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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 ...