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.
Watch Hilarious Bidding of That $5M Duct-Taped Banana Wall Art
It’s being dubbed “peel-and-eat-art” because it’s an actual banana duct-taped to a wall, and it just sold for a whopping $5.2 million. With the $1 million Sotheby’s Auction house fees on top of that,
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.
Maurizio Cattelan's 'Banana' Sells for Over $6 Million: A Look at the Controversial Artist's Career
The 'Banana' hanging on the wall (titled 'Comedian') by Maurizio Cattelan was recently sold in New York for over 6 million dollars by Sotheby's, drawing public attention to one of the
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.
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'
Bannana duct-taped to wall sells for more than $6 million at auction
Artist Maurizio Cattelan's "Comedian" piece - which is a banana stuck to a wall with silver duct tape - which debuted at Art Basel Miami Beach has fetched more than $6million at auction
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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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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Cattelan’s $6.2 Million Banana Boosts an Otherwise Uneven Auction Night at Sotheby’s
Sotheby's contemporary evening sale pulled in a total of $112.3 million. The result is 64 percent less than the same sales ...
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Meet the San Francisco billionaire who paid US$6.2mil for a single banana
Technically, he bought one of three identical art pieces titled Comedian, done in 2019 by Italian artist Maurizio ...
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Art world shrugs at $6 million banana-based 'Comedian' purchase as high-end market seeks to regain footing
Maurizio Cattelan’s duct-taped banana, titled “Comedian,” is displayed at Sotheby’s in New York on Nov. 8. For most ...
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Beyond the Banana at New York’s Auctions
Despite a viral banana that went for $6.2 million, New York's marquee fall auctions didn't deliver big sales totals overall.
SF crypto billionaire says he'll eat the $6.2M piece of art he just bought
Justin Sun says he plans to eat the banana he bought as part of the 2019 artwork "Comedian." Sun paid $6.2 million for the ...