An art student in Seoul told the Leeum Museum he ate Maurizio Cattelan’s “Comedian” because he was hungry. Another copy of the work sold for $120,000.

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.

Data: USDA / Sotheby's; Chart: Axios Visuals The price of a banana has remained relatively stable in recent years, despite inflation. The price of a banana taped to a wall, however, has skyrocketed.

The $120,000 banana at the center of Maurizio Cattelan's 'Comedian' piece has been repurposed into performance art by a South Korean art student.

Cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun identified himself as the buyer, pledging to ‘personally eat the banana’ Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be ...

Cattelan debuted “Comedian” at Art Basel Miami in 2019, and it promptly sold for $120,000. As did a second version, and a third was priced at $150,000 but that one was eaten by artist David ...

An artist said Maurizio Cattelan's viral piece "Comedian," showing a banana taped to a wall, copied his work. The Supreme Court declined to take the case.

The artwork that gained significant attention at Art Basel, initially dubbed the "Art Basel Banana," is actually titled "Comedian" and is the creation of Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan. Known ...

It was a banana against a white wall, held in place by a single piece of duct tape. The piece, “Comedian” by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, sold for $120,000 at Art Basel Miami Beach in ...

A piece of conceptual art consisting of a simple banana, duct-taped to a wall, sold for $6.2 million at an auction in New York on Wednesday, with the winning bid coming from a prominent ...

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 noted.

Italian visual artist Maurizio Cattelan's duct-taped Banana entitled "Comedian," displayed during a media preview at Sotheby's in New York, on November 8, 2024 (AFP via Getty Images) A banana duct ...