A banana glued to the wall was bought for several million dollars (2 photos + 1 video)
23 November 2024
A buyer has been found for one of the most absurd installations, even by the standards of contemporary art. 
One of the largest auction houses has sold a work of art - a banana that was taped to the wall. The connoisseur purchased the composition for 6.2 million dollars. This was reported on the Sotheby's website.
The author of the work "The Comedian" is the Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan. The starting price of the lot was several times more modest, it ranged from one to one and a half million dollars.
As a result, the founder of the TRON cryptocurrency, Justin Sun, bought the lot for $6,240,000. Later, on social networks, the lucky owner of the "Comedian" promised to personally eat the fruit.
"This is not just a work of art: it is a cultural phenomenon that connects the worlds of art, memes, and the crypto community. I believe that this work will inspire new thoughts and discussions and will become part of history," he said.
