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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 Cattelan’s fruity artwork “slip away,” ended with a duct-taped banana selling for an astonishing $6.2 million, with fees.
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.
How a banana becomes worth $6 million
Why it matters: "Comedian" sold for $6.2 million at auction this week — a ludicrous price for a banana, but a perfectly normal price for a major piece of contemporary art. The big picture: Comedy has always struggled with being taken seriously,
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Banana auction billionaire's $30 million investment in Trump's crypto token highlights new ways to enrich president-elect
Billionaire Justin Sun, who paid $6.2 million for a banana at auction, has invested $30 million into Donald Trump's crypto ...
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8 brands capitalizing on the $6.2 million duct-taped banana
Following the $6.2 million sale of Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan’s concept art last week, brands felt inspired to pursue ...
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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 ...
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Without Drama or Banana, Art Auctions Struggle
Beyond the headline-grabbing sales of the fall auction season, the market tries to soar beyond its two-year slump.
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The Truth Behind the Ridiculous $1.5 Million Banana Duct Taped to a Wall “Art Piece”
Forget your 99-cent grocery store banana—this one could cost you $1.5 million. No, it’s not genetically engineered or dipped ...
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Neighborhood riffs on a $6.2 million banana
Comedian,” a conceptual piece of art that sold at Sotheby’s last week, has some local imitators aka admirers.
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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 ...
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A $6.2 Million Banana and the Unexpected Return of the Art Market
Big sales during New York’s auction week—including a $121.2 million Magritte—made collecting seem fun again.
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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 ...
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Join Channel 7 Daybreak as they make 'Grandma Myrtle's Famous Handcrafted Banana Pudding'
We can all thank KATV's Ryan Houston's grandma for making this recipe.But, we also have to thank Houston's Uncle Mike for ...
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