A banana duct-taped to a wall has been bought for $6.2m at auction by a crypto mogul who has promised to eat his wildly expensive new purchase. The art auction took place Wednesday night at ...

However, Mr Sun didn’t buy the actual Comedian, he just bought a certificate giving him the right to duct-tape a banana to the wall and call it Comedian. The buyer said the piece ‘represents a ...

Bananas have appeared taped to various locations in a village, in an imitation of an artwork that sold for $6.2m (£4.9m) at a ...

Justin Sun purchased edition #2 of the Comedian at Sotheby’s auction. The bidding started at $800,000 and swiftly moved to $5 ...

The banana is an artwork titled “Comedian,” by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan. The buyer Justin Sun, founder of cryptocurrency platform Tron, plans to eat it. Photo: Sotheby's/Reuters ...

Damien Hirst has given his verdict on Comedian, the divisive work of art by Maurizio Cattelan, which consists of a banana duct-taped to a wall ... announce that I’ve bought the banana!

Despite the artist valuing their installations at £24.8 million it might be tough to reach quite those levels if the modern ...

Damien Hirst has given his verdict on Comedian, the divisive work of art by Maurizio Cattelan, which consists of a banana duct-taped to a wall. The piece ... “I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve bought ...