Duct-Taped Banana Art Fetches $6.2M at Auction
TL;DR
Maurizio Cattelan's artwork "Comedian," featuring a banana duct-taped to a wall, sold for $6.2 million at Sotheby's in New York, significantly surpassing its pre-sale estimate. The buyer, Chinese cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun, plans to eat the banana as part of the artistic experience. The piece, which has sparked debates about the nature of art since its 2019 debut, includes instructions for replacing the banana when it rots. Sun, who runs the Tron blockchain network, has faced fraud accusations from the US SEC, which he denies.
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