Maurizio Cattelan’s 'Comedian' was purchased by crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun at a Sotheby’s contemporary auction in New York tonight. Here’s why.

Justin Sun — the crypto entrepreneur and Chinese billionaire who purchased the viral banana-taped-to-a-wall painting for more ...

He can be reached at [email protected]. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: A banana duct-taped to a wall sold for $6.2 million at a Sotheby's art auction ...

A work that literally 'just stuck a banana to the wall with duct tape' was sold for 6.24 million dollars (about 940 million yen). Art experts explain the artistic aspects of this work as to what ...

The art auction took place ... Comedian is a banana duct-taped to a wall precisely 160 centimeters above the floor and previous editions sold for $120,000 and $150,000 in 2019, The Daily Beast ...

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Maurizio Cattelan’s infamous $6.2 million duct-taped banana, Comedian, has sparked worldwide debate in contemporary art.

On the evening of November 20, Sotheby’s auction house sold an artwork by Maurizio Cattelan for an astonishing sum. The piece, entitled Comedian, is not a conventional painting or sculpture. It ...

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 ...

Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan's duct-taped Banana entitled "Comedian ... Maurizio Cattelan's art installation "Comedian" sold at auction at Sotheby's in New York on Wednesday, purchased ...

The controversial art piece, called Comedian, has been bought by a prominent cryptocurrency entrepreneur. After laying out millions, he says he's going to eat the banana.