A Crypto Investor Just Bought The Duct-taped Banana Art For 6 Times Its Estimate

agoh@businessinsider.com (Amanda Goh), Business Insider
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 8:54pm

The viral duct-taped banana art piece was sold at an auction on Wednesday in New York for $6.2 million.kena betancur / AFPA crypto investor bought the viral duct-taped banana art piece for $6.2 million at an auction on Wednesday.When it was first unveiled at Art Basel Miami 2019, Maurizio Cattelan's "Comedian" stirred up debate in the art world.The buyer, Justin Sun, says he plans to "personally eat the banana" in the coming days.How much are you willing to pay for fruit?A crypto investor paid $6.2 million for a duct-taped banana art piece at a Sotheby's New York auction on Wednesday, the auction house confirmed.Arguably one of the most iconic pieces of art in the past decade, "Comedian" was first unveiled by Italian visual artist Maurizio Cattelan at the Art Basel Fair Miami in 2019.The work went viral instantly, drawing crowds and stirring up debate in the art world.

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