The work consisted of a banana hanging on a wall with a large piece of silver tape. It was created by the Italian iconoclastic and provocative artist Maurizio Cattelan.
Published on 29/11/2024 12:43
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Is this the most expensive bite in history? Buyer for 6 million euros of a work of art, consisting of a banana taped to a wall, Justin Sun kept his promise on Friday, November 29: he ate the fruit! In a luxury hotel in Hong Kong, this Chinese-American entrepreneur and founder of the cryptocurrency platform Tron, devoured the banana in front of dozens of journalists and influencers.
The work consists of a banana hanging on a wall with a large piece of silver tape. Titled Comedianit was created by the Italian iconoclast and provocative artist Maurizio Cattelan. “It is much better than other bananas”he said after swallowing the first bite. “It’s really very good,” he pointed out.
It was sold last week in New York for $6.2 million (5.9 million euros) at an auction organized by Sotheby's. Justin Sun said he felt“incredulity” within the first ten seconds of winning the sale. After the next ten seconds, he had decided that he would eat the banana. “Eating it at a press conference can also be part of the history of this work of art”he explained Friday.
The work exists in three copies. It is supposed to question the notion of art and its value. She has been talked about a lot since her first exhibition in 2019 in Miami. The owner of one of the works receives a certificate of authenticity along with instructions on how to replace the fruit when it begins to rot.
