{"id":14666,"date":"2024-11-21T16:52:26","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T16:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=14666"},"modified":"2024-11-21T16:52:26","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T16:52:26","slug":"the-entire-internet-is-freaking-out-as-buyer-revealed-of-the-duct-taped-banana-that-sold-for-6-2-million-at-sothebys-and-it-didnt-even-come-with-the-banana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=14666","title":{"rendered":"The Entire Internet Is Freaking Out As Buyer Revealed Of The Duct-Taped Banana That Sold For $6.2 Million At Sotheby\u2019s, And It Didn\u2019t Even Come With The Banana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A duct-taped banana has somehow sold for a whopping $6.2 million, and the banana wasn\u2019t actually included.<\/p>\n<p>The conceptual art, nothing but a banana duct-taped to a wall, was auctioned by Sotheby\u2019s in New York on Wednesday, with crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun winning it with a bid of the aforementioned amount.<\/p>\n<p>Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan debuted the piece called \u201cComedian\u201d at Art Basel Miami Beach in 2019. It attracted so much attention that it had to be taken down as folks tried to figure out whether there was some catch.<\/p>\n<p>Three versions sold between $120,000 and $150,000.<\/p>\n<p>Fast forward to 2024, and Sun, the founder of crypto platform TRON, has parted ways with $6.2 million, per\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/11\/21\/nx-s1-5199568\/a-duct-taped-banana-sells-for-6-2-million-at-an-art-auction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NPR<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The sum was only good for a certificate of authenticity that gives him the authority to duct-tape a banana to a wall and call it \u201cComedian.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Seems like something you could do for free, but not when you have millions to waste.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u26a1\ufe0f LATEST: Justin Sun paid $6M for a banana taped to a wall and now plans to eat it<\/p>\n<p>The artwork consists of a regular store-bought banana stuck to a wall with duct tape. It sold in New York for four times the estimated sales price. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mWxpGoyD5F\">pic.twitter.com\/mWxpGoyD5F<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cointelegraph (@Cointelegraph) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cointelegraph\/status\/1859494491117211779?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-social-media-was-in-disbelief-after-finding-out-someone-paid-that-much-for-a-duct-taped-banana\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Social Media Was In Disbelief After Finding Out Someone Paid That Much For A Duct-Taped Banana<\/h2>\n<p>As you may have imagined, the reactions to this were wild.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThis is peak art market madness! People paying millions for something so trivial screams a bubble. That\u2019s a hefty tag for a banana! Not surprised, though. Art is often more about the story than the piece itself,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0someone wrote.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAt this point he\u2019s just craving attention,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0said another.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cJUST IN: JUSTIN SUN ENGAGING IN BLATANT MONEY LAUNDERING,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0a third claimed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=KavanFlavius&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1859494643718816165&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fgeneral%2Fthe-entire-internet-is-freaking-out-as-buyer-revealed-of-the-duct-taped-banana-that-sold-for-6-2-million-at-sothebys-and-it-didnt-even-come-with-the-banana%2F&amp;sessionId=1d587c9407ced7b9e1abf4a017ae2f2bc7545fa1&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1859494643718816165\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><em>\u201cNot sure who the real comedian is here \u2014 the banana, or Cattelan himself. Anyway one thing\u2019s pretty certain: Sotheby\u2019s and Maurizio Cattelan are laughing all the way to the bank<\/em>,\u201d said another.\u00a0<em>\u201cLet\u2019s hope the banana doesn\u2019t get stuck in Mr Sun\u2019s throat.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Sun actually won the auction for $5.2 but has to pay an additional $1 million in auction house fees.<\/p>\n<p>He says the duct-taped banana\u00a0<em>\u201crepresents a cultural phenomenon that bridges the worlds of art, memes, and the cryptocurrency community,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0though he plans to eat it.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAdditionally, in the coming days, I will personally eat the banana as part of this unique artistic experience, honoring its place in both art history and popular culture,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>he added.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; A duct-taped banana has somehow sold for a whopping $6.2 million, and the banana wasn\u2019t actually included. 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