Artist Maurizio Cattelan's work "Comedian", composed of a piece of tape and a banana stuck on the wall, was fiercely bid at the New York Sotheby's auction house, and was won by Tron founder Justin Sun for $6.2 million.

Sun Yuchen bought Comediatan for $6.2 million

Justin Sun confirmed the news on X, successfully acquiring Maurizio Cattelan's iconic work "Comediatan" for 6.2 million yuan, stating that it represents not only an artwork, but also a cultural phenomenon.

Sun Yuchen believes that this incident will stimulate more thinking and discussion in the future and will become part of history. He is honored to be the proud owner of a banana and will personally eat the banana in the next few days to commemorate its status in art history and popular culture, and look forward to bringing more inspiration and influence to art lovers around the world.

Consider paying with TRX

Sun Yuchen told Bloomberg in an interview after the auction that he is considering using his Cryptocurrency Tron (TRX) to pay for the item, which is the only item that accepted Cryptocurrency payment at the Sotheby's auction that night.

Sun Yuchen said he bought a lot of artworks, such as those by Picasso, Andy Warhol, and the sculptor Alberto Giacometti.

A month ago I discovered "Comediatan", I like this creativity, which echoes our idea of Decentralization in the encryption world, because this is a conceptual artwork - you can't destroy the artwork itself.

Bananas are easy to carry, willing to lend to Musk to Mars

Sun Yuchen plans to showcase this work in his Hong Kong apartment, but unlike his paintings and sculptures, Sun Yuchen says, "It's easy to carry around - that's the beauty of it." He is also willing to lend this work to any industry participants who want to seriously showcase the artwork.

If Musk wants, I'll let him put it on the spaceship to Mars. Bananas to Mars!

Tape-banana becomes a meme

The work made its debut at the Miami Beach Basel Art Fair in 2019, causing a sensation immediately. More and more onlookers gathered, and the gallery had to dismantle it to control the crowd. The three versions of the work are priced at $120,000 to $150,000. One of them was donated to the Guggenheim Museum, and the other two are still held by private collectors.

In late October, Sotheby's Vice President Michael Bouhanna was found to have created a Token named Comedian(BAN) at his personal Address. The news spread like wildfire on Twitter, with Token's market capitalization soaring to $100 million at its peak. However, after he deleted the post revealing the public Address, the Token experienced a big dump of 80% in a short period. Later, duct-taped banana became a world-famous meme, appearing on the front page of the New York Post, and spawning hats, replicas, and other merchandise.

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