Maurizio Cattelan’s banana art piece, Comedian, sold for $6.24 million at a Sotheby’s auction in New York. The artwork features a real banana affixed to a wall with duct tape and a replacement certificate for when the fruit decays. After the s
ale, the artist announced plans to eat the banana, calling it a “cultural phenomenon that bridges the worlds of art, memes, and the cryptocurrency community.” The artwork first gained attention in 2019 when one sold for $120,000 at Art Basel.