Billionaire Justin Sun, who paid $6.2 million for a banana duct taped to a wall, followed through on his promise by eating the fruit.
Yes, really.
The crypto entrepreneur bought the piece of ‘art’ – ‘Comedian’ by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, during an auction at Sotherby’s in New York where he outbid six other people.
And if you think Sun consuming the banana was some kind of sardonic troll of the vacuity of the modern art world, think again.
After buying the banana, Sun pretentiously stated, “This is not just a piece of art: it represents a cultural phenomenon that bridges the worlds of art, memes, and the cryptocurrency community.” […]
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