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Maurizio Cattelan
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That $6.2M Banana?
Someone Just
Ate It. Again.
Jul 21, 2025 9:36 AM CDT
That $6.2M Banana? Someone Just Ate It. Again.
And nobody seems too upset
(Newser)
- Well, when you duct-tape a perishable fruit to a wall, call it art, and sell it for $6.2 million, there is just bound to be a hungry museum-goer around. When last we checked in on the previous iteration of the banana known as The Comedian by Italian artist and...
$6.2M
Duct-Taped
Banana Is
Eaten
Nov 29, 2024 7:00 AM CST
$6.2M Duct-Taped Banana Is Eaten
Justin Sun hands out bananas, duct tape to attendees at event in Hong Kong
(Newser)
- He paid $6.2 million for a banana taped to a wall —and then he ate it. Justin Sun followed through on his promise to eat the banana at the center of Maurizio Cattelan's infamous "Comedian" artwork on Friday after logging the highest bid for the work...
Price of the $120K
Duct-Taped Banana
Has Gone Up
Oct 28, 2024 12:04 PM CDT
Price of the $120K Duct-Taped Banana Has Gone Up
Maurizio Cattelan's piece is heading to auction; Sotheby's says it'll fetch $1M to $1.5M
(Newser)
- If you thought that selling banana duct-taped to a wall as "art" for $120,000 was—let's just go for the low-hanging fruit here—bananas, well, Sotheby's would like you to know the price has gone up. The
Art Newspaper
tackles next month's scheduled auction:
The
...
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