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.
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 Cattelan’s fruity artwork “slip away,” ended with a duct-taped banana selling for an astonishing $6.2 million, with fees.
You'll Never Believe How Much a Banana Duct-Taped to a Wall Just Sold For
Maurizio Cattelan’s “Comedian” piece that features a banana duct-taped to a white wall, sold for millions at a Sotheby’s auction on Nov. 20.
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 Sells for $6.2 Million at Sotheby’s
Here's what happened when Sotheby's auctioned off Maurizio Cattelan's duct-taped banana on Wednesday evening in New York.
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.
Man Who Bought Duct-Taped Banana Artwork for $6.2M Plans to Eat It: 'Stay Tuned!'
A cryptocurrency entrepreneur who identified himself as the buyer of a viral artwork depicting a yellow banana duct-taped to a wall said he will eat the fruit as part of a “unique artistic experience.
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" for $6.2 million at a Sotheby's auction on Wednesday. The artwork, featuring a banana duct-taped to a wall,
Chinese crypto entrepreneur who bought duct-taped banana for $6.2M might eat it
Crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun bought Maurizio Cattelan's famous banana-taped-to-a-wall artwork, Comedian, for $6.24 million at a Sotheby’s auction. Sun, who links conceptual art to crypto culture, plans to either exhibit it,
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Duct-taped banana sells for $6 mln at Sotheby's
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