Comedian, Maurizio Cattelan’s instant classic, sold for more than quadruple some estimates at Sotheby’s this week. How one work, and its worth, both satirizes and explains the meme-y days ahead.

Turns out that crypto bros love “Comedian,” Maurizio Cattelan’s now-infamous work consisting of a banana with duct tape, a spoof of art-world capitalism.

Maurizio Cattelan’s viral creation, titled “Comedian,” has proven a sound investment for one collector: One of the artwork’s three “editions” smashed estimates to sell for $6.24 ...

Five years after its creation, Maurizio Cattelan's “Comedian" — consisting of a real banana duct-taped to a wall — could fetch an eye-popping $1.5 million when it is auctioned off by Sotheby ...

Maurizio Cattelan’s ‘Comedian,’ a Duct-Taped Banana, Sells for $6.2 Million at Auction The controversial work, which instantly went viral when it debuted at Art Basel in 2019, beat estimates ...

Maurizio Cattelan’s “Comedian” has fetched a phenomenal $6.2 million at auction at Sotheby’s in New York City. Crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun snapped up the controversial work, ...

Artist Maurizio Cattelan's "Comedian" is seen during a press preview for Sotheby's Evening Auction on Oct. 25, 2024, in New York City.

Cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun has eaten the fruit he purchased as part of Maurizio Cattelan‘s Comedian for a cool $6.2 million. Documented by a news conference in Hong Kong, ...

Artist Maurizio Cattelan’s piece of art “Comedian” hangs on display during an auction preview at Sotheby’s in New York, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024.

A woman looks at artist Maurizio Cattelan’s piece of art “Comedian” during an auction preview at Sotheby’s in New York, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024.

Maurizio Cattelan's viral banana Comedian to go under the hammer for $1.5 million. Topic: Contemporary Art. Mon 18 Nov Monday 18 November Mon 18 Nov 2024 at 3:01am.

Maurizio Cattelan’s viral creation, titled “Comedian,” has proven a sound investment for one collector: One of the artwork’s three “editions” smashed estimates to sell for $6.24 ...