Collector eats world-famous $6.2M banana
Last week, Chinese billionaire and cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun bought “Comedian,” a Maurizio Cattelan work of a duct-taped banana, for an eye-watering six million. On Friday, he ate it.
Crypto Guy Buys $6.2 Million Banana, Eats It on the Spot
Money in the Banana Stand A crypto baron spent a whopping $6.2 million on a banana duct-taped to a wall — a conceptual artwork titled "Comedian" by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan — at a Sotheby's auction in New York last week.
Justin Sun Eats Maurizio Cattelan's $6.2 Million Banana, Orders 100,000 More
Maurizio Cattelan’s “Comedian,” a banana taped to a wall, sold for $6.2 million to cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun, who ate it to embody the concept of the work. The story also highlighted Shah Alam, a New York fruit vendor, who sold the original banana for just 35 cents, unaware of its future symbolic value.
If You Want a Picture of the Future, Imagine Justin Sun Eating a $6 Million Banana—Forever
If you’re paying attention to the expensive art banana it’s easy to miss the enormous crypto investment going to President-Elect Donald Trump. On November 25, crypto millionaire Justin Sun pumped $30 million into World Liberty Financial,
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
Banana Artwork By Maurizio Cattelan Fetches $6.2 Million
A banana duct-taped to a wall, conceptualized as a satirical take on the art world's extravagance, has achieved an astonishing sale price of $6.2 mil
Meet Maurizio Cattelan, the Artist That Sold a Banana for USD 6 Million
He’s been an artist for many years but made waves once again for a piece that sold this month. Meet Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan.
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.
Crypto entrepreneur eats $6.2M banana 'artwork' during media event
Chinese-born cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun ate the banana that was part of the $6.2 million artwork that he bought during a recent Sotheby's auction in New York City.
Chinese crypto businessman eats his controversial $6.2 million banana art piece
Justin Sun uploaded a video of himself eating the $6.2 million absurdist piece conceptualized by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan.
Man Who Bought Duct-Taped Banana Artwork for $6.2M Eats It: ‘I Wanted to Become a Part of History’
In the caption of the post, he revealed how the banana tasted. "To be honest, for a banana with such a back story, the taste is naturally different from an ordinary one," he wrote
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