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The man who spent millions of dollars on one of the most rare works of art in the world has shared what he did with the fruit.
‘Comedian’ by Maurizio Cattelan, regarded as one of the most daring pieces of modern art, brought an incredible $6.24 million at a Sotheby’s auction in New York City last week.
After making its premiere at Art Basel Miami Beach in December 2019, this straightforward but intriguing installation swiftly rose to the top of the global viral art scene.
If you haven’t seen it before, the artwork is a banana that has been perfectly positioned 160 centimeters from the floor and fastened on a wall using a strip of silver duct tape. That’s all it took to become “the most talked-about artwork of the century.”
Justin Sun, a cryptocurrency entrepreneur, bought the item at the Sotheby’s auction and now owns it.
But he really decided what he wanted to do with it within a week of claiming it as his own, and let’s just say that many people won’t be pleased with this one.
The 34-year-old founder of the cryptocurrency TRON lauded Cattelan in front of a room full of media at a hotel in Hong Kong, calling the banana “iconic.”
But after a few seconds, he made the decision to take the banana off the wall and consume it.
“It’s much better than other bananas,” Sun stated. “It’s really quite good.”
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With the comment, “Many friends have asked me about the taste of the banana,” the billionaire shared a video of himself doing the act on X. To be honest, the flavor of a banana with such a backstory is inherently different from that of a regular banana.
“I could discern a hint of what Big Mike bananas from 100 years ago might have tasted like,” he stated.
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The Independent reports that a vendor outside the Sotheby’s auction house sold the banana to Cattelan for 35 cents. Naturally, Shah Alam, the vendor, was shocked to learn of the transaction.
In a series of tweets sent to X on November 28, Sun expressed his desire to return the favor by promising to purchase at least $25,000 worth of product, or 100,000 additional bananas, from Alam.
Mr. Shah Alam, who owned a fruit stand on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, unintentionally played a significant role in the creation of a ground-breaking work of art. In contrast to being a common fruit, this banana has acquired significant cultural and artistic value,” he remarked on the social media site.
“I have chosen to purchase 100,000 bananas from Mr. Shah Alam’s stand in the Upper East Side of New York as a token of my gratitude. Through his booth, these bananas will be given away for free all around the world. As long as supplies last, you can claim one banana by presenting a legitimate ID,” Sun added.
“This is a celebration of the lovely relationship between art and daily living, in addition to being a unique event. With this gesture, I wish to assist more people understand the significance of this unique art story,” he continued.
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