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.
Last Laugh? Maurizio Cattelan’s ‘Comedian,’ a Duct-Taped Banana, Sells for $6.2 Million at Auction
The controversial work, which instantly went viral when it debuted at Art Basel in 2019, beat estimates several times over.
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.
Duct-taped banana artist says his work is a 'provocation' on value of art
The Italian artist who created the banana duct-taped to a wall that sold this week for $6.2 million, said in an interview published on Friday that the work was a "provocation" and an invitation to appreciate the true value of art.
Duct-Taped Banana Sells for $6.2 Million
The conceptual artwork, “Comedian,” by the noted prankster Maurizio Cattelan was auctioned at Sotheby’s on Wednesday.
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.”
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.
Viral banana artwork duct-taped to wall sells for $6.2M
If you thought the first price tag on Maurizio Cattelan’s viral banana duct-taped to a wall installation was obscene. This one might make you go bananas.
Duct-taped banana sells for $6.2 million at art auction
Comedian,” by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, was a phenomenon when it debuted in 2019 at Art Basel Miami Beach.
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 work, and its worth, both satirizes and explains the meme-y days ahead.
Peeling the $6.2 Million Banana: An Auction Explainer
Answers to six immediate questions you might have about the art world after a crypto entrepreneur spent millions on a 35-cent fruit.
Why so appealing? A banana’s back story.
The spectacle Wednesday evening, when a Sotheby’s auctioneer in New York warned potential bidders not to let Maurizio ...
Man who spent $6.2 million on banana duct-taped to wall says he's going to eat it
Cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun dropped over $6 million on a banana duct-taped to wall by artist Maurizio Cattelan — ...
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$6 million is a reasonable price for banana (art)
Comedian is the most famous artwork by Maurizio Cattelan, an Italian artist who had a retrospective at the Guggenheim in 2011 ...