NEW YORK — A banana taped to a wall sold for $6.2 million at an art auction in New York on Wednesday, with the winning bid coming from a prominent cryptocurrency entrepreneur. The piece of ...
The Italian artist described the minimalist piece as a “provocation,” challenging conventional ideas about art’s value and modern culture’s absurdity. This avant-garde work raised questions: Is value ...
But the value of the work of art does not lie in the banana itself - it comes from the certificate that accompanies the purchase. When you buy Cattelan's Comedian, you're not buying the banana itself, ...
Courtesy photo Mike Michaelis is known for collecting art, but did we somehow ... That’s the piece that’s simply a banana — as in a fresh one — duct-taped to a wall. It sold at auction ...
Billionaires can often be beyond our comprehension, as they can do some of the strangest things with their money. But this recent purchase of a banana duct-taped to a wall poses an interesting ...