It will be the buyer's responsibility to replace the banana as it rots, according to Artnet.com

A banana duct-taped to a wall was on Wednesday sold for $6.2 million at an auction at Sotheby's in New York -- four times higher than p

An art installation of a banana duct taped to a wall that was previously hailed as a 'defiant work of pure genius' has sold at Sotheby's in New York, as its buyer reveals plans to eat it

The winning bidder says he will eat the banana in coming days as part of a "unique artistic experience".

Piece premiered in 2019 at Art Basel Miami Beach

NEW YORK (AP) — A piece of conceptual art consisting of a simple banana, duct-taped to a wall, sold for $6.2 million at an auction in New York on Wednesday, with the winning bid coming from a prominent cryptocurrency entrepreneur.“Comedian,” by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, was a phenomenon when it debuted in 2019 at Art Basel Miami Beach, as festivalgoers tried to make out whether the single yellow piece of fruit affixed to a white wall with silver duct tape was a joke or cheeky commentary on questionable standards among art collectors. At one point, another artist took the banana off the wall and ate it.The piece attracted so much attention that it had to be withdrawn from view. But three editions sold for between $120,000 and $150,000, according to the gallery handling sales at the time.Five years later, Justin Sun, founder of cryptocurrency platform TRON, has now paid more than 40 times that higher price point at the Sotheby’s auction. Or, more accurately, Sun purchased a certificate of authenticity that…

After debuting to much fanfare in 2019, a piece of conceptual art consisting of a banana duct-taped to a wall has sold for $6.2 million at an auction in New York City.