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

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 …

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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 …

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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, …

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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 …

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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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1 month ago

Maurizio Cattelan's duct-taped banana artwork Comedian sells for nearly $10 million

ABC

A piece of conceptual art consisting of a banana duct-taped to a wall has sold for $US6.2 million at an auction in New York. Comedian, by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, was a phenomenon when it debuted in 2019 at Art Basel Miami Beach, as festival-goers tried to make out whether the single yellow piece of fruit affixed to a white …

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How a duct-taped banana came to be worth $1 million

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Walk into any supermarket and you can generally buy a banana for less than $1. A woman looks at artist Maurizio Cattelan’s piece of art “Comedian” during an auction preview at Sotheby’s in New York, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print “What you buy when you …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Rare Banana Artwork 'Comedian' Could Be Worth $1.5 Million at Auction

CNN

A viral banana artwork by Maurizio Cattelan is set to go on sale at an auction house in New York. The artwork, titled 'Comedian,' is estimated to be worth $1 million to $1.5 million. The winning bidder will receive a roll of duct tape and one banana, as well as a certificate of authenticity and official instructions for installing the …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

The Tour de France champion who saved hundreds of Jews

BBC

The Tour de France champion who saved hundreds of Jews Getty Images Italian champion cyclist Gino Bartali risked his life to rescue hundreds of Jews during WW2 With this year's Tour de France starting in Florence, it's the perfect opportunity to celebrate the city's cycling hero: two-time Tour de France winner, Gino Bartali. And for Florence, it's the perfect opportunity …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

A provocative new work from the artist behind that duct taped banana tackles gun violence in America

CNN

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by The Art Newspaper, an editorial partner of CNN Style. — The Italian artist and provocateur Maurizio Cattelan shines a light on gun violence and the divisions in US society in a new installation at Gagosian in New York City. Cattelan’s piece “Sunday ” consists of 64 stainless-steel panels plated in 24-carat gold …

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8 months ago

Maurizio Cattalan, Zoe Soldana collaborate in iconoclastic Vatican exhibition inside women’s prison

The Independent

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8 months ago

Maurizio Cattelan, Zoe Saldana join iconoclastic Vatican Biennale exhibition inside women’s prison

Associated Press

VENICE, Italy — A pair of nude feet — dirty, wounded and vulnerable — are painted on the façade of the Venice women’s prison chapel. It’s the work of Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan and part of the Vatican’s pavilion at the Venice Biennale contemporary art show in an innovative collaboration between inmates and artists. The Vatican’s culture minister, Cardinal Jose …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

What made Maurizio Pollini a piano god? Even his late recordings are a revelation

LA Times

In 1960, an 18-year-old Italian pianist, the youngest contestant, won the prestigious International Chopin Piano Competition, held every five years in Warsaw. Although Pollini did record Chopin’s First Piano Concerto upon accepting his prize, he otherwise kept the sharks at bay for close to a decade. Daniele was a talented piano student, Pollini said, adding that his son didn’t need …

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9 months ago

Acclaimed Italian pianist Maurizio Pollini dies at age 82

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Maurizio Pollini, a Grammy-winning Italian …

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9 months ago

Italian pianist Maurizio Pollini, who played frequently at La Scala, dies at age 82

Hindustan Times

ROME — Maurizio Pollini, a Grammy-winning Italian pianist who performed frequently at La Scala opera house in Milan, has died. La Scala defined the pianist as “one of the great musicians of our time and a fundamental reference in the artistic life of the theater for over 50 years.” Pollini was considered a pianist with unique intellectual power, whose unrivalled …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Serie A 2023-24: Maurizio Sarri steps down as Lazio coach after poor run of games - reports

The Hindu

Lazio coach Maurizio Sarri has resigned after a poor run of form left the Serie A team off the pace in the race for European football, Italian media reported on Tuesday. Monday night’s 2-1 home defeat to Udinese left Lazio seven points from Atalanta which sits in Italy’s Europa Conference League place and a further four away from the final …

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2 years, 7 months ago

He’s Expecting, House of Gucci and other titles to watch this weekend

Live Mint

He's Expecting Kentaro Hiyama, who works in an ad agency, has been having very unmanly experiences. Cisgender male pregnancies are still not talked about and Kentaro decides to create awareness by creating an online platform for expecting men to share their experiences—where to find maternity wear, incontinence, how to pee when the belly gets bigger, etc. Perhaps pregnancy turns a …

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2 years, 11 months ago

House of Gucci puts Lady Gaga in Oscars contention as the femme fatale behind Maurizio Gucci’s assassination

ABC

"I don't consider myself a particularly ethical person, but I'm fair," avers Lady Gaga as Patrizia Gucci, nee Reggiani, in Ridley Scott's sudsy, starry dramatisation of the Gucci dynasty's decline. Out for Oscar gold after her nomination for A Star Is Born, Gaga captivates as the glamorous femme fatale at the film's centre: the real-life Reggiani is infamous for ordering …

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3 years ago

How To Get Adam Driver's Après-Ski Look From 'House Of Gucci'

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Fabio Lovino Adam Driver and Lady Gaga in "House Of Gucci." Much has been said about Lady Gaga’s fabulous costumes in “House Of Gucci,” but Adam Driver’s gorgeous looks as Maurizio Gucci need a moment. Costume designer Janty Yates told the New York Times that almost all Driver’s clothing for the film was custom made by Savile Row and Zegna, …

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3 years ago

‘House of Gucci’ movie review: Lady Gaga’s extraordinary turn as Patrizia Reggiani steals the show

The Hindu

When Patrizia Reggiani devoutly makes the sign of the cross and says “Father, son and House of Gucci,” you get a sense of what the luxury fashion brand meant to the working-class girl. The film, based on Sara Gay Forden’s 2001 book, The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed, tells the story of the …

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3 years ago

Gucci heirs says ‘House of Gucci’ narrative is inaccurate

The Independent

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54 years, 11 months ago

What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in House of Gucci

Slate

Having explored the fabulously wealthy dysfunctional Gettys in All the Money in the World, Ridley Scott has now turned his attention to another fabulously wealthy dysfunctional family, the Guccis. “And I don’t intend to start now.” Interestingly, Italian newspapers reported that Ferdinando’s son Vincenzo Reggiani told police that he believed Patrizia and her mother had conspired to kill his father …

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3 years ago

House of Gucci movie review: Lady Gaga shines in this brilliant Italian soap opera on cocaine

Hindustan Times

The subtitle of the non-fiction book Ridley Scott’s new film House of Gucci is based on is ‘A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed’. Watch House of Gucci trailer: Scott’s film begins in the 1970s, when the Italian fashion house Gucci is under the control of brothers Rodolfo and Aldo. When she meets the impossibly polite Maurizio at …

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3 years ago

Before Lady Gaga and Adam Driver's House of Gucci, a true crime story made Patrizia Reggiani a household name

ABC

The Gucci name is synonymous with wealth, style, and power. As Patrizia, played by Lady Gaga, puts it in the film's second tantalising trailer: "Gucci needs new blood … it's time to take out the trash." "Patrizia became the living image of Silvana's ambition," Forden wrote in The House of Gucci. Pina's sarcastic Neapolitan banter and skill with tarot cards …

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

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

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

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

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

Maurizio Cattelan's duct-taped banana artwork Comedian sells for nearly $10 million

How a duct-taped banana came to be worth $1 million

Rare Banana Artwork 'Comedian' Could Be Worth $1.5 Million at Auction

The Tour de France champion who saved hundreds of Jews

A provocative new work from the artist behind that duct taped banana tackles gun violence in America

Maurizio Cattalan, Zoe Soldana collaborate in iconoclastic Vatican exhibition inside women’s prison

Maurizio Cattelan, Zoe Saldana join iconoclastic Vatican Biennale exhibition inside women’s prison

What made Maurizio Pollini a piano god? Even his late recordings are a revelation

Acclaimed Italian pianist Maurizio Pollini dies at age 82

Italian pianist Maurizio Pollini, who played frequently at La Scala, dies at age 82

Serie A 2023-24: Maurizio Sarri steps down as Lazio coach after poor run of games - reports

He’s Expecting, House of Gucci and other titles to watch this weekend

House of Gucci puts Lady Gaga in Oscars contention as the femme fatale behind Maurizio Gucci’s assassination

How To Get Adam Driver's Après-Ski Look From 'House Of Gucci'

‘House of Gucci’ movie review: Lady Gaga’s extraordinary turn as Patrizia Reggiani steals the show

Gucci heirs says ‘House of Gucci’ narrative is inaccurate

What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in House of Gucci

House of Gucci movie review: Lady Gaga shines in this brilliant Italian soap opera on cocaine

Before Lady Gaga and Adam Driver's House of Gucci, a true crime story made Patrizia Reggiani a household name