Maurizio Cattelan’s infamous $6.2 million duct-taped banana, Comedian, has sparked worldwide debate in contemporary art.
Fresh off his work Comedian (2019) selling for $6.2m at Sotheby’s in New York, Maurizio Cattelan is debuting a new work at ...
The provocative Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan often hits the headlines. His banana duct-taped to a wall sold last month for $6.2m at Sotheby’s to Justin Sun, a Chinese collector and ...
A carefully orchestrated performance, first the million-dollar sale of Cattelan's "Comedian" banana and then its consumption by entrepreneur Justin Sun marks a meeting point between wealth, the ...
Maurizio Cattelan’s 'Comedian' was purchased by crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun at a Sotheby’s contemporary auction in New York tonight. Here’s why.
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I learn also in the news about Maurizio Cattelan Cattelan’s Comedian (2024), a banal banana taped to the wall with duct tape. As a senior aesthetician, I am author of numerous accounts about the ...
Crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun purchased Maurizio Cattelan’s famed banana duct-taped to a wall artwork for $6.2 million. But it didn't last long, as Sun immediately ate it. This marks the ...
In a surprising blend of art, crypto wealth, and performance, billionaire Justin Sun has made headlines by eating a banana he ...
The yellow banana fixed to the white wall with silver duct tape is a work entitled "Comedian," by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan. It first debuted in 2019 as an edition of three fruits at the ...
A wealthy entrepreneur buys a banana for $6.2 million and then eats it at a press event. How can we make sense of this ...