This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: A banana duct-taped to a wall sold for $6.2 million at a Sotheby's art auction Maurizio Cattelan's art installation "Comedian" sold at auction at ...

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 ...

Sun has made headlines for splashy auction purchases before, but he was thrust into the spotlight last year after spending $6.2m on Cattelan’s banana in November during another Sotheby’s sale.

The spot is a reference to a much-circulated art world story. In 2019 artist Maruzio Cattelan debuted “Comedian,” a new piece of conceptual art at Art Basel Miami. The work quickly made headlines, ...

and the priciest pieces sold at Sotheby’s and Christie’s last year were still blue-chip paintings: A banana. The emphasis on luxury also reflects an industry trying to figure out what younger ...