A banana duct-taped to a wall has sold for $6.2m at an auction in New York. The conceptual art piece, called Comedian, became a viral sensation after Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan debuted it at Art Basel Miami Beach in 2019.

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Duct-taped banana sells for US$6.2M at art auction

The winning bidder says he will eat the banana in coming days as part of a "unique artistic experience".

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Cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun identified himself as the buyer, pledging to ‘personally eat the banana’

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A piece of conceptual art consisting of a banana duct-taped to a wall sold for US$6.2 million at an auction in New York on Wednesday.

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A piece of conceptual art consisting of a banana duct-taped to a wall has sold for $6.2 million at an auction in New York. The piece is titled “Comedian,” by

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Duct-taped banana sells for $6.2 million at art auction

A fresh banana taped to a wall -- a provocative work of conceptual art by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan -- was bought for $6.2 million on Wednesday by a cryptocurrency entrepreneur at a New York auction, Sotheby's announced in a statement. The debut of the edible creation entitled "Comedian" at the Art Basel show in Miami Beach in 2019 sparked controversy and raised questions about whether it should be considered art -- Cattelan's stated aim.…

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"Comedian", Banana Taped To A Wall, Sells For $6.2 Million In New York

Justin Sun bought Maurizio Cattelan's ‘Comedian’ artwork - a banana taped to a wall - for USD 6.2 million at auction. 

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Duct-tape banana artwork sold for $6 mn, buyer is crypto entrepreneur who will have to ‘replace rotting banana himself’

A piece of conceptual art consisting of a banana duct-taped to a wall has sold for 6.2 million dollars (£4.9m) at an auction in New York, with the winning bid coming from a cryptocurrency entrepreneur.

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Banana taped to wall sells for 6.2m dollars at art auction

Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian –  aka the banana duct-taped to a wall – was created in 2019 and has since been shown around the world.

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Someone just paid $9.6m to stick a banana to a wall

A piece of conceptual art consisting of a banana duct-taped to a wall sold for $6.2 million at an auction in New York on Wednesday.

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Banana duct-taped to wall sells for $6.2 million at art auction

Seven buyers competed for a conceptual work by the Italian Maurizio Cattelan It's nothing more than a banana stuck in the wall, but the work of the Italian conceptual artist Maurizio Cattelan caused another sensation in the New York art market this Wednesday evening: it was bought for US$ 6.2 million by a Chinese-American businessman (the equivalent, at the current price, to R$ 35.7 million).

Sete compradores competiram por obra conceitual do italiano Maurizio Cattelan Não passa de uma banana presa na parede, mas a obra do artista conceitual italiano Maurizio Cattelan causou outra sensação no mercado de arte nova-iorquino na noite desta quarta-feira: foi comprada por US$ 6,2 milhões por um empresário sino-americano (o equivalente, na cotação atual, a R$ 35,7 milhões).
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