Crypto boss eats banana art he bought for $6.2 million
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Crypto boss eats banana art he bought for $6.2 million

Raw Story  

Crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun on Friday fulfilled a promise he made after spending $6.2 million on an artwork featuring a banana duct-taped to a wall -- by eating the fruit. At one of Hong Kong's priciest hotels, Sun chomped down on a banana in front of dozens of journalists and influencers after giving a speech hailing the work as "iconic" and drew parallels between conceptual art and cryptocurrency. Titled "Comedian", the conceptual work created by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan was sold at a Sotheby's auction in New York last week, with Sun among seven bidders. Sun said he only recently decided to bid for the artwork, adding he had "dumb questions" such as whether the banana had decayed and how to value the work.

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The Guy Who Bought (and Ate) That Banana Art Is Actually a Dangerous Criminal
2 weeks, 6 days ago

The Guy Who Bought (and Ate) That Banana Art Is Actually a Dangerous Criminal

Slate  

Another year, another luxury art auction that sells off some gimmicky work for stupid amounts of money—and another crypto artist at one end of the process. On the surface, it’s a funny curiosity of a story that would normally take up just enough of the news cycle for viewers to jab their thumbs and mutter to one another, “Can you …

Crypto mogul who ate a $6.2 million banana gives Trump an $18 million payday
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Crypto mogul who ate a $6.2 million banana gives Trump an $18 million payday

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. TRON founder Justin Sun, who ate his $6 million conceptual-art banana after buying it …

Crypto mogul eats banana he bought for $6.2 million and offers to buy 100,000 more from fruit vendor
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Crypto mogul eats banana he bought for $6.2 million and offers to buy 100,000 more from fruit vendor

The Independent  

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Watch: Man who bought duct-taped banana for Rs 52 crore eats it
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Watch: Man who bought duct-taped banana for Rs 52 crore eats it

India Today  

Chinese-born cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun, who made headlines earlier for purchasing a banana taped to a wall — an artwork he bought for $6.2 million, has now eaten the banana. Standing before a crowd of journalists and influencers at a luxury hotel in Hong Kong on Friday, Sun ate the banana as he called the piece “iconic” and drew parallels …

Cryptocurrency entrepreneur who bought banana art for $6.2 million eats the fruit in Hong Kong
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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Cryptocurrency entrepreneur who bought banana art for $6.2 million eats the fruit in Hong Kong

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — A cryptocurrency entrepreneur who bought a piece of conceptual art consisting of a simple banana, duct-taped to a wall, for $6.2 million last week ate the fruit in Hong Kong on Friday. “Comedian,” by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, was a phenomenon when it debuted in 2019 at Art Basel Miami Beach, as festivalgoers tried to make out …

Crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun eats banana artwork worth $6.2 million: ‘Much better than…’
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun eats banana artwork worth $6.2 million: ‘Much better than…’

Live Mint  

You might think twice before eating a banana that cost you $6.2 million. However, Justin Sun, a cryptocurrency entrepreneur, announced a date on which he planned to eat the banana, or the "art", he bought for $6.2 million at an auction. The artwork featuring a yellow banana duct-taped to a wall, created by renowned Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, was sold …

Crypto boss eats banana art he bought for $6.2 million
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Crypto boss eats banana art he bought for $6.2 million

Deccan Chronicle  

HONG KONG: Crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun on Friday fulfilled a promise he made after spending $6.2 million on an artwork featuring a banana duct-taped to a wall -- by eating the fruit. At one of Hong Kong's priciest hotels, Sun chomped down on a banana in front of dozens of journalists and influencers after giving a speech hailing the work …

Chinese crypto businessman eats his controversial $6.2 million banana art piece
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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Chinese crypto businessman eats his controversial $6.2 million banana art piece

NPR  

Chinese crypto businessman eats his controversial $6.2 million banana art piece toggle caption Peter Parks/AFP via Getty Images Chinese cryptocurrency businessman Justin Sun, who last week purchased a $6.2 million art piece consisting solely of a banana duct taped to a wall, ate the banana on Friday in a move he bragged about on social media. "Many friends have asked …

Crypto boss buys banana taped to wall for ₹53 crore, will eat it to 'complete artwork'
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Crypto boss buys banana taped to wall for ₹53 crore, will eat it to 'complete artwork'

Hindustan Times  

Cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun, who bought an artwork which includes a banana taped to a wall for $6.24 million at Sotheby’s auction in New York, has said that he plans to eat it. Justin Sun bought the peculiar banana artwork for $6.2 million. Bidding for the banana artwork opened at $800,000 and escalated beyond $1.5 million just a minute after …

Crypto entrepreneur buys duct-taped banana for $6.2 million at Sotheby's auction
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1 month ago

Crypto entrepreneur buys duct-taped banana for $6.2 million at Sotheby's auction

Hindustan Times  

It’s the kind of story that makes you roar with laughter or indignation. This object is a work of art called “Comedian,” by Maurizio Cattelan, that was sold on Wednesday at Sotheby’s. More recently, Mike Winkelmann, aka Beeple, produced a piece of purely digital art, entitled “Everydays: The First 5000 Days,” which became the first Non-Fungible Token sold at Christie’s …

taped banana artist says his work is a 'provocation' on value of art
1 month ago

taped banana artist says his work is a 'provocation' on value of art

Hindustan Times  

ROME, - The Italian artist who created the banana duct-taped to a wall that sold this week for $6.2 million, said in an interview published on Friday that the work was a "provocation" and an invitation to appreciate the true value of art. taped banana artist says his work is a 'provocation' on value of art "Comedian", by Maurizio Cattelan, …

Banana Duct-Taped To Wall Now Sells For Rs 52.5 Crore At Art Auction, Buyer Plans To Eat It
1 month ago

Banana Duct-Taped To Wall Now Sells For Rs 52.5 Crore At Art Auction, Buyer Plans To Eat It

ABP News  

Sotheby's Auction: A conceptual artwork featuring a banana duct-taped to a wall fetched an astonishing $6.2 million at a New York auction on Wednesday, with the highest bid coming from a well-known cryptocurrency entrepreneur. Sun has in fact paid the price for a certificate of authenticity, which allows him to duct-tape a banana similarly to a wall, and call it …

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

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

Hindustan Times  

A banana taped to the wall was sold for USD 6.2 million at an auction in New York on Wednesday, with the winning bid coming from a prominent cryptocurrency entrepreneur. Crypto entrepreneur paid more than 40 times for duct-taped banana artwork Justin Sun, the founder of the cryptocurrency platform TRON, is the buyer of the artwork by Maurizio Cattelan. Reportedly, …

Duct-taped banana artwork by Maurizio Cattelan fetches USD 6.2 million in Sotheby's art auction
1 month ago

Duct-taped banana artwork by Maurizio Cattelan fetches USD 6.2 million in Sotheby's art auction

Hindustan Times  

A piece of art that is little more than a banana duct-taped to a wall sold at auction for $6.2 million on Wednesday to cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun, Sotheby's said, furthering the universal conversation about what constitutes art. "Comedian," by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, first rocked the art world upon its debut at Miami's Art Basel in 2019, drawing such …

Maurizio Cattelan’s viral banana artwork has sold again — this time for $6.24 million
54 years, 11 months ago

Maurizio Cattelan’s viral banana artwork has sold again — this time for $6.24 million

CNN  

Editor’s Note: This article was updated with the final sale price and other details following the auction’s conclusion. But artist Maurizio Cattelan’s viral creation, titled “Comedian,” has proven a sound investment for one collector: One of the artwork’s three “editions” smashed estimates to sell for $6.24 million at a Sotheby’s auction in New York on Wednesday. Video Ad Feedback See …

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