The work consists of a banana hanging on a wall with a large piece of silver tape. Entitled “Comedian”, it was created by the Italian iconoclastic artist and provocateur Maurizio Cattelan.
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 “disbelief” in the first ten seconds after 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 on 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 as well as instructions on how to replace the fruit when it begins to rot.
Participants at Friday’s event each received a roll of duct tape and a banana as souvenirs.
