Who’s Laughing Now? Banana-as-Art Sells for $6.2 Million at Sotheby’s
A conceptual artwork by Maurizio Cattelan, “Comedian,” is just a fruit-stand banana taped on the wall. But 7 bidders were ...
Bangladeshi fruit vendor moved to tears as banana he sold for 35 cents fetches millions
Shah Alam, a 74-year-old Bangladeshi fruit vendor in Manhattan, was shocked to discover that a banana he sold for 35 cents ...
Maurizio Cattelan's 'Banana' Sells for Over $6 Million: A Look at the Controversial Artist's Career
The 'Banana' hanging on the wall (titled 'Comedian') by Maurizio Cattelan was recently sold in New York for over 6 million ...
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Cattelan’s $6.2 Million Banana Boosts an Otherwise Uneven Auction Night at Sotheby’s
Sotheby's contemporary evening sale pulled in a total of $112.3 million. The result is 64 percent less than the same sales ...
That $6.2 million banana is a perfect symbol for our bloated economy
The $6.2 price tag for that banana “art” shows how a price can have no relation to value. Justin Sun’s purchase of it is more ...
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Man who bought $6m Banana offers to buy 1,00,000 more from original Bangladeshi vendor in NY
Shah Alam, a 74-year-old Bangladeshi migrant street vendor in Manhattan, sold the original fruit for the artwork for only 25 cents ...
Heartbreaking reaction of the 74-year-old banana seller who sold 35c fruit that became $6 million artwork
A silver duct-taped banana, once sold at a Manhattan fruit stand where bananas are sold for 35 cents each, went for millions ...