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]]>Comedian went viral in 2019 when the Italian conceptional artist Maurizio Cattelan first shared it with the world. Some considered it a work of genius, while others questioned if it should even be called art, but the heated debate only upped its value, and Cattelan eventually sold two editions of this artwork for $120,000 apiece.
Five years later, one of the original owners decided to sell their banana, putting it for an auction at Sotheby’s in New York. It was expected to fetch $1 million but managed to exceed everyone’s wildest expectations, selling for $6.2 million after the Chinese crypto millionaire Justin Sun outbid six rivals to get his hands on this iconic artwork.
Sun was confirmed as the new owner of Comedian by Sotheby’s and later addressed the sale on social media. If you’re wondering what the future holds for the banana that broke the internet, Sun said he’s planning to eat it “as part of this unique artistic experience, honoring its place in both art history and popular culture.”
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]]>Reiner was born in 1922, which means he turned 97 this March. He still keeps himself busy with various projects; he says: “If you wake up in the morning and have something to do, you’ll live because you gotta finish that. You can’t leave before you finish something you really want to do.” This seems like an obvious thing, but we can’t help but notice it really sounds true. Reiner is a famous comedian, actor, screenwriter, and director who’s famous for co-writing and acting on Ceasar’s Hour and Your Show of Show back in the 1950s.
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]]>The post Viral Duct-Taped Banana Fetches $6.2 Million at Auction appeared first on Wallpaper Data.
]]>Comedian went viral in 2019 when the Italian conceptional artist Maurizio Cattelan first shared it with the world. Some considered it a work of genius, while others questioned if it should even be called art, but the heated debate only upped its value, and Cattelan eventually sold two editions of this artwork for $120,000 apiece.
Five years later, one of the original owners decided to sell their banana, putting it for an auction at Sotheby’s in New York. It was expected to fetch $1 million but managed to exceed everyone’s wildest expectations, selling for $6.2 million after the Chinese crypto millionaire Justin Sun outbid six rivals to get his hands on this iconic artwork.
Sun was confirmed as the new owner of Comedian by Sotheby’s and later addressed the sale on social media. If you’re wondering what the future holds for the banana that broke the internet, Sun said he’s planning to eat it “as part of this unique artistic experience, honoring its place in both art history and popular culture.”
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]]>The post Watch an Animated Interview With Comedian Carl Reiner appeared first on Wallpaper Data.
]]>Reiner was born in 1922, which means he turned 97 this March. He still keeps himself busy with various projects; he says: “If you wake up in the morning and have something to do, you’ll live because you gotta finish that. You can’t leave before you finish something you really want to do.” This seems like an obvious thing, but we can’t help but notice it really sounds true. Reiner is a famous comedian, actor, screenwriter, and director who’s famous for co-writing and acting on Ceasar’s Hour and Your Show of Show back in the 1950s.
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