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.
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.
Banana duct-taped to wall sells for $6.2 million at NYC art auction
A piece of conceptual art consisting of a banana duct-taped to a wall sold for $6.2 million at an auction in New York on Wednesday.
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.
Banana duct-taped to wall as part of the work Comedian by artist Maurizio Cattelan sells for $9.57 million at Sotheby’s auction
A banana duct-taped to a white wall — or an acclaimed piece of art, depending on how you look at it — sold at a Sotheby’s auction for $US6.24 ($A9.57) million on Wednesday. Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian is comprised simply of a banana stuck to the wall with a strip of silver duct tape and is hung exactly 160cm from the floor.
SF crypto billionaire says he'll eat the $6.2M piece of art he just bought
Justin Sun, a San Francisco cryptocurrency mogul, paid $6.2 million for a banana. Technically, he bought one of three identical art pieces titled “Comedian,” done in 2019 by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan.
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.
Banana duct-taped to a wall sells for $6.2 million at art auction
A piece of conceptual art consisting of a banana, duct-taped to a wall, sold for $6.2 million at an auction in New York.
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,
Inside Sotheby’s $6 million sale of a banana
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Banana auction billionaire's $30 million investment in Trump's crypto token highlights new ways to enrich president-elect
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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 ...
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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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.