By Free Republic | Created at 2024-11-21 13:07:59 | Updated at 2024-11-21 18:21:31
5 hours ago
That's just bananas! 'Pure genius' work of fruit duct-taped to a wall sells for eye-watering $6.2 MILLION at Sotheby's auction
UK Daily Mail ^ | November 21, 2024 | Sabrina Penty
Posted on 11/21/2024 4:51:56 AM PST by C19fan
An art installation of a banana duct taped to a wall that was previously hailed as a 'defiant work of pure genius' has sold at Sotheby's in New York for $6.2 million.
Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan's 'Comedian' piece was snatched up by Chinese crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun, who outbid six other offers on Wednesday.
'After over 6 minutes of heated bidding, Deputy Chairman of Sotheby's and Chairman of Sotheby's China, Jen Hua, placed the winning bid for 'Comedian' on behalf of, Chinese collector and founder of cryptocurrency platform TRON, Sotheby's announced on X.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Arts/Photography; History; Society
KEYWORDS: modern
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Would not pay the price of one banana for that. Using the term "genius" is an insult to real artists going back to cavemen who painted the images in modern day Lascaux, France. Just another symbol of the decadence of out elites.
1 posted on 11/21/2024 4:51:56 AM PST by C19fan
To: C19fan
I will stick a banana in a tailpipe and sell it for $10 million.
2 posted on 11/21/2024 4:55:03 AM PST by HYPOCRACY (Democracy is dead. Long live the Republic!)
To: C19fan
“There’s a sucker born every minute.”
3 posted on 11/21/2024 4:55:16 AM PST by mkmensinger
To: C19fan
> sold at Sotheby’s in New York for $6.2 million <
Looks like my bid of 18 cents fell a little short.
4 posted on 11/21/2024 4:58:01 AM PST by Leaning Right (It’s morning in America. Again.)
To: C19fan
It actually sounds like a setup for a Leslie Nielsen routine, where he he takes the banana off the wall and eats it.
5 posted on 11/21/2024 5:00:59 AM PST by mkmensinger
To: C19fan
“This is not just an artwork; it represents a cultural phenomenon that bridges the worlds of art, memes, and the cryptocurrency community. I believe this piece will inspire more thought and discussion in the future and will become a part of history.”
That statement came from the crypto BILLIONAIRE that bought this stupidity......think of all the help that money could have been to people desperately struggling to get by. SMH
6 posted on 11/21/2024 5:01:46 AM PST by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
To: C19fan
How can one read this article and not think that high-dollar “art” sales are a form of money laundering?
7 posted on 11/21/2024 5:03:24 AM PST by Lizavetta
To: C19fan
This must be a forgery! I thought the original banana-duct-taped-to-wall work of art was done several years ago. Would not buy “art” with a sell-by date.
8 posted on 11/21/2024 5:03:38 AM PST by I-ambush (From the brightest star comes the blackest hole. You had so much to offer, why didya offer your sou?)
To: HYPOCRACY
I will tape a banana to the inside of my multimillion dollar starship when I launched into orbit!
Oh, wait… It’s already been done!
9 posted on 11/21/2024 5:04:07 AM PST by rlmorel ("A people that elect corrupt politicians are not victims...but accomplices." George Orwell)
To: Lizavetta
10 posted on 11/21/2024 5:04:46 AM PST by OldHarbor
To: C19fan
The FACT that many here are unable to understand this work and hence its value simply proves how IGNORANT conservatives truly are.
11 posted on 11/21/2024 5:04:51 AM PST by BobL
To: Leaning Right
Pity. You could have sold the banana on the street for 29c and turned a quick profit.
12 posted on 11/21/2024 5:06:14 AM PST by AndyJackson
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