Banana Artwork Sells for $6.2 Million
AI summary of the linked articleA banana taped to a wall, Maurizio Cattelan's "Comedian" (2019), sold at Sotheby's in New York for $6.2 million including fees, with a hammer price of $5.2 million. Crypto investor Justin Sun, owner of BitCurrent and founder of the Tron platform, was announced as the buyer in an email blast. Sun said he plans to "personally eat the banana" in the coming days. The work had been offered with an estimate of $1–1.5 million and had changed hands three times since its 2019 debut at Art Basel Miami Beach, where editions sold for between $120,000 and $150,000. |
2 comments mishaSubmitter Another pov on the 🍌: "But what if “Comedian” is what we all deep down know it to be — a solipsistic statement, an overpriced fruit, bad art that doesn’t even rise to the satisfying punch of a gimmick? Much like poorly executed art-world satire that secretly relishes in what it purports to critique, Cattelan’s piece isn’t holding up a mirror to anything. Sun, tonight top’s bidder, didn’t acquire “a part of history,” as he said in a statement — he bought a banana and a roll of tape." mishaSubmitter And another pov by Amanda Knox: “The banana duct-taped to the wall at art basel Miami just sold for over 6 mil. But what was actually for sale was a certificate of authenticity to reproduce the artwork on your own wall with your own banana and tape. So basically...an NFT. Guess who bought it? A crypto bro.” https://bsky.app/profile/amandaknox.com/post/3lbgcqsefke2x |
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