Conceptual work created by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan was sold at auction in New York last weekThe cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun has fulfilled a promise he made after spending $6.2m (£4.88m) on an artwork featuring a banana duct-taped to a wall – by eating the fruit.At one of Hong Kong’s priciest hotels, Sun chomped down on the banana in front of dozens of journalists and influencers after giving a speech hailing the work as “iconic” and drew parallels between conceptual art and cryptocurrency. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/29/crypto-entrepreneur-justin-sun-eats-banana-art-he-bought-for-6m-dollars
Author : Agence France-Presse in Hong Kong
Publish date : 2024-11-29 10:08:57
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Crypto entrepreneur eats banana art he bought for $6.2m
