NYC fruit vendor who sold $6.2M banana for pennies is still fuming: ‘I got 35 cents’
Shah Alam, 74, recently learned that a piece of his produce was used in Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan’s piece titled “Comedian” — taped to a gallery wall and sold at auction last week for the eye-popping price of $5.2 million plus more than $1 million in auction-house fees.
New York City Fruit Seller's 35-Cent Banana Rockets to a Staggering $6.2M Art Sensation
NYC fruit vendor Shah Alam sold a banana that became a $6.2 million artwork, sparking discussions on value and disparity.
The Sidewalk Fruit Vendor Who Sold a $6.2 Million Banana for 25 Cents
A 74-year-old immigrant who works outside Sotheby’s shares a basement in the Bronx and works 12-hour shifts. He was stunned to hear what his banana went for at auction.
NYC fruit vendor, 74, who sold banana devastated after it became viral $6.2M artwork: ‘I am a poor man’
I am a poor man. I have never had this kind of money; I have never seen this kind of money ... Do they not know what a banana is?”
A crypto investor bought a duct-taped banana for $6.2M. He now wants to buy 100,000 more from the original fruit vendor.
The 100,000 bananas would be sold at 35 cents each, bringing in a net profit of $6,000.
Man who sold $6m banana devastated as he did not receive a cent
Shah Alam doesn’t remember exactly which of the dozens of bananas he sold last Wednesday ended up being taken across the road, taped onto a wall and bought for $6.2 million (£4.9 million).
Man Who Bought Duct-Taped Banana Artwork for $6.2M Eats It: ‘I Wanted to Become a Part of History’
Justin Sun, the crypto entrepreneur who purchased the now-viral art piece featuring a banana taped to a wall, has eaten it.
Art Collector Who Bought a $6 Million Banana Offers to Buy 100,000 More
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Banana duct-taped to wall sells for $6.2 million at NYC art auction
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Man pays $6.2M for banana art, ends up eating it
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Cryptocurrency entrepreneur who bought banana art for $6.2 million eats the fruit in Hong Kong
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Justin Sun Eats Maurizio Cattelan's Banana He Bought for $6.2 M. at Sotheby's in New York Last Week
Sun is the third person to eat the banana after performance artist David Datun in 2019 and a South Korean student lat year.
Who’s Laughing Now? Banana-as-Art Sells for $6.2 Million at Sotheby’s
A conceptual artwork by Maurizio Cattelan, “Comedian,” is just a fruit-stand banana taped on the wall. But 7 bidders were ...