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A duct tape banana. So it's an artwork. And so, like, you know what Sotheby's is, right? Yeah. So, it's, like, one of the major, like, they do real estate, but also, like, artworks are the auctions that they do as well. Auction for the rich. Essentially, yeah, basically. So, at their contemporary art auction, they sold a piece by Maurizio Cazalan called The Comedian, made in 2019.
A duct tape banana. So it's an artwork. And so, like, you know what Sotheby's is, right? Yeah. So, it's, like, one of the major, like, they do real estate, but also, like, artworks are the auctions that they do as well. Auction for the rich. Essentially, yeah, basically. So, at their contemporary art auction, they sold a piece by Maurizio Cazalan called The Comedian, made in 2019.
And I looked up the background. I'll just give it to you. So Maurizio is an Italian visual artist known for hyper-realistic sculptures and installations. There's three editions of this banana artwork.
And I looked up the background. I'll just give it to you. So Maurizio is an Italian visual artist known for hyper-realistic sculptures and installations. There's three editions of this banana artwork.
And I looked up the background. I'll just give it to you. So Maurizio is an Italian visual artist known for hyper-realistic sculptures and installations. There's three editions of this banana artwork.
It's a piece consisting of a fresh banana duct-taped to a wall, and it comes with a certificate of authenticity and an installation instructions for owners to replace the banana if they wish whenever it rots. So basically, this past week it sold for $6.2 million.
It's a piece consisting of a fresh banana duct-taped to a wall, and it comes with a certificate of authenticity and an installation instructions for owners to replace the banana if they wish whenever it rots. So basically, this past week it sold for $6.2 million.
It's a piece consisting of a fresh banana duct-taped to a wall, and it comes with a certificate of authenticity and an installation instructions for owners to replace the banana if they wish whenever it rots. So basically, this past week it sold for $6.2 million.
Well, so he said, the person who bought it, that it represents a cultural phenomenon that bridges the worlds of art, memes, and the cryptocurrency community.
Well, so he said, the person who bought it, that it represents a cultural phenomenon that bridges the worlds of art, memes, and the cryptocurrency community.
Well, so he said, the person who bought it, that it represents a cultural phenomenon that bridges the worlds of art, memes, and the cryptocurrency community.
He was filming himself during the bid. And it was like 1.3 that he put it up. He didn't get it, obviously.
He was filming himself during the bid. And it was like 1.3 that he put it up. He didn't get it, obviously.
He was filming himself during the bid. And it was like 1.3 that he put it up. He didn't get it, obviously.
Here's the thing, though, for this is we all know Andy Warhol now. His pieces sell for, like, millions, millions. Like, it's essentially the same thing as a banana taped to wall. Yeah. You want a canvas of a Campbell soup? Yeah. Over a banana taped to wall?
Here's the thing, though, for this is we all know Andy Warhol now. His pieces sell for, like, millions, millions. Like, it's essentially the same thing as a banana taped to wall. Yeah. You want a canvas of a Campbell soup? Yeah. Over a banana taped to wall?
Here's the thing, though, for this is we all know Andy Warhol now. His pieces sell for, like, millions, millions. Like, it's essentially the same thing as a banana taped to wall. Yeah. You want a canvas of a Campbell soup? Yeah. Over a banana taped to wall?
Well, it's an installation. But it's an installation.
Well, it's an installation. But it's an installation.
Well, it's an installation. But it's an installation.