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.
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.
Viral banana artwork duct-taped to wall sells for $6.2M
If you thought the first price tag on Maurizio Cattelan’s viral banana duct-taped to a wall installation was obscene. This one might make you go bananas.
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.
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.
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 viral banana Comedian to go under the hammer for $1.5 million
A conceptual artwork of a banana duct taped to a wall is expected to sell for more than $1.5 million at an upcoming auction in New York.
How a Duct-Taped Banana Sold for $6.2 Million
It was a banana with a back story. The spectacle on Wednesday evening, when a Sotheby’s auctioneer in Manhattan warned potential bidders not to let Maurizio Cattelan’s fruity artwork “slip away,” ended with a duct-taped banana selling for an astonishing $6.
Duct-taped banana sells for $6.2 million at art auction
A piece of conceptual art consisting of a simple banana, duct-taped to a wall, sold for $6.2 million at an auction in New York on Wednesday.
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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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Justin Sun Grabs Global Attention with a Banana, $6.2 Million Viral Artwork Embodying the Power of Crypto Culture
Justin Sun, Global Advisor of HTX and Founder of TRON, recently made headlines by purchasing Maurizio Cattelan’s “Comedian” for a staggering $6.2 million at Sotheby’s Now and Contemporary Evening Sale ...
Why so appealing? A banana’s back story.
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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 ...
Meet the San Francisco billionaire who paid US$6.2mil for a single banana
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