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Crypto entrepreneur eats banana art he bought for $6.2m

Conceptual work created by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan was sold at auction in New York last week. The cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun has fulfilled a promise he made after spending ...

World - The Guardian - 5 hours ago

Art Collector Who Bought a $6 Million Banana Offers to Buy 100,000 More

The vendor who sold the banana only received a quarter for the fruit. Now the buyer of the conceptual work has offered his fruit stand a bigger payday.

Business - The New York Times - 14 hours ago

Cryptocurrency entrepreneur who bought banana art for $6.2 million eats the fruit in Hong Kong

A cryptocurrency entrepreneur who had bought a piece of conceptual art consisting of a simple banana, duct-taped to a wall, for $6.2 million last week ate the fruit in Hong Kong on Friday

World - ABC News - 2 hours ago

Cryptocurrency entrepreneur who bought banana art for $6.2 million eats the fruit in Hong Kong

A cryptocurrency entrepreneur who had bought a piece of conceptual art consisting of a simple banana, duct-taped to a wall, for $6.2 million last week ate the fruit in Hong Kong on Friday

Tech - ABC News - 1 hour ago

It’s bananas to regard art as an investment

Enjoy your paintings and sculptures. Just don’t expect a return on what you paid for them

Business - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Crypto entrepreneur eats banana artwork bought for $6.2m

Justin Sun described Maurizio Cattelan's infamous 2019 work as "much better than other bananas".

Art world shrugs at $6 million banana purchase

This year has seen some of the worst sales in decades for the art market, and the “Comedian” piece is unlikely to move the needle one way or the other.

Without Drama or Banana, Art Auctions Struggle

Beyond the headline-grabbing sales of the fall auction season, the market tries to soar beyond its two-year slump.

Business - The New York Times - 5 days ago

Who’s Laughing Now? Banana-as-Art Sells for $6.2 Million at Sotheby’s

A conceptual artwork by Maurizio Cattelan, “Comedian,” is just a fruit-stand banana taped on the wall. But 7 bidders were biting. It went to a crypto entrepreneur.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 21

Duct-taped banana sells for $6.2 million at art auction

A piece of conceptual art consisting of a banana duct-taped to a wall has sold for $6.2 million at an auction in New York

Entertainment - ABC News - November 21

Banana taped to wall sells for $6.2 million at NYC art auction

A banana duct-taped to a wall sold for $6.2 million at an art auction in New York on Wednesday.

The Observer view: Selling a piece of fruit for £4m isn’t bananas, it’s decadent. Art is better than this

The sale of Maurizio Cattelan’s work, Comedian, to a crypto entrepreneur is a grim concept that has little to do with disruption. Paulina Brandberg, the Swedish minister for gender equality and ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

The Onion buys Alex Jones' Infowars at bankruptcy auction

Satirical publication The Onion, with the support of Sandy Hook families, purchased the bankrupt site of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.

Fanduel network shows an industry bought and paid for by gambling

Amid the normalization of gambling, betting companies are resembling broadcasters and vice versa – and coverage is rapidly becoming a tangled web of vested interests. In sports broadcasting’s ...

World - The Guardian - November 20

Duct-taped banana artwork sells for $6.2m in NYC

The winning bidder says he will eat the banana in coming days as part of a "unique artistic experience".

How a Duct-Taped Banana Sold for $6.2 Million

Answers to six immediate questions you might have about the art world after a crypto entrepreneur spent millions on a 35-cent fruit.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 21

Motorists who bought cars on finance could share in billions

The car finance industry is setting aside billions to pay for potential claims after a test case.

Big-name investors bought FanDuel owner Flutter Entertainment, filings show

High-profile investors including Dan Loeb have flocked to Flutter Entertainment, the Irish gambling company that is the main owner of FanDuel and moved its primary listing to the U.S. in May.

Business - MarketWatch - November 15

D.C. senator picks issue with Indiana's 'bought' 10-0 team

Indiana barreling into a late November game with Big Ten title and playoff stakes on the line should be held up as a reason why college football is better because of NIL and the transfer portal.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 21

How tech bros bought 'America's most pro-crypto Congress ever'

Crypto showed up in force this election cycle, raising tens of millions to vote out the industry's critics and vote in its friends.

Business - CNBC - 4 days ago

How tech bros bought 'America's most pro-crypto Congress ever'

Prior to announcing his Senate candidacy in April 2023, Bernie Moreno was a political no name.

The circus that bought a tiny California town: ‘We’re creating our own Disneyland’

Nipton sat neglected for years until Las Vegas’s Spiegelworld turned it into a circus haven. From 10 miles out, the tiny town of Nipton suddenly appears in the middle distance like a mirage: a ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

UK property worth £6bn bought using suspicious funds

Most deals channelled through companies registered in British Virgin Islands

World - Financial Times - Yesterday

Police seize record cocaine haul in banana shipment in Spain

A ship carried crates of bananas that concealed identically designed boxes containing the cocaine, police said.

Spanish police seize record cocaine haul in banana shipment from Ecuador

Partner in company due to receive shipment arrested after 13 tonnes of drug discovered at port of Algeciras. Spanish police and customs officers have intercepted the largest known consignment of ...

World - The Guardian - November 7

Banana-phobe Swedish minister’s staff insisted on ‘no traces in the room’

Colleagues speak up in Paulina Brandberg’s support after leaked emails reveal efforts to spare her from the fruit. A Swedish government minister’s fear of bananas has become a national talking ...

World - The Guardian - November 14

How a viral, duct-taped banana came to be worth $1 million

Walk into any supermarket and you can usually buy a banana for less than $1

Entertainment - ABC News - November 17

Duct-taped banana sells for more than $6 million at auction

"Comedian," a banana duct-taped to a white wall — or an acclaimed piece of art, depending how you look at it — sold at a Sotheby's auction for $6.24 million.

Does this banana scare you? The harsh reality of life with an unusual phobia

The news that a Swedish politician has rooms swept for the fruit prompted online mockery last week. But for those who face bizarre and irrational fears – from buttons to crumpets – the everyday ...

World - The Guardian - November 21

Crypto investor pays $6 million for a banana — and plans to eat it

Sotheby's auctioned off the infamous piece of work titled "Comedian," created by Italian artist and cultural prankster Maurizio Cattelan.

Business - CNBC - November 21

The Sidewalk Fruit Vendor Who Sold a $6.2 Million Banana for 25 Cents

A 74-year-old immigrant who works outside Sotheby’s shares a basement in the Bronx and works 12-hour shifts. He was stunned to hear what his banana went for at auction.

Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday

Trump-linked crypto founder eats $6mn banana on stage

Justin Sun hails US president-elect’s support of industry amid spectacle at Hong Kong event

Business - Financial Times - 4 hours ago

Climate COPs and the art of the deal

The Olympics of negotiations offer lessons for corporate life

World - Financial Times - 5 days ago

A lowrider artist's journey "out of the darkness"

Rob Vanderslice, famous for his paint jobs in the world of lowriders, showed correspondent Bill Whitaker a 1996 Cadillac Fleetwood that illustrates his life story.

The Art of Competitive Tablescaping

These inventive, meticulous competitors can teach us something about setting the “perfect” table.

Top stories - The New York Times - 4 days ago

I bought 2 abandoned homes in Detroit for $3,300 and spent over $100,000 renovating them—take a look inside

Vincent Orr bought his first abandoned house from the Detroit Land Bank Authority in 2017 and a second in 2019.

Business - CNBC - November 5

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Crypto entrepreneur eats banana art he bought for $6.2m

Art Collector Who Bought a $6 Million Banana Offers to Buy 100,000 More

Cryptocurrency entrepreneur who bought banana art for $6.2 million eats the fruit in Hong Kong

Cryptocurrency entrepreneur who bought banana art for $6.2 million eats the fruit in Hong Kong

It’s bananas to regard art as an investment

Crypto entrepreneur eats banana artwork bought for $6.2m

Art world shrugs at $6 million banana purchase

Without Drama or Banana, Art Auctions Struggle

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Duct-taped banana sells for $6.2 million at art auction

Banana taped to wall sells for $6.2 million at NYC art auction

The Observer view: Selling a piece of fruit for £4m isn’t bananas, it’s decadent. Art is better than this

The Onion buys Alex Jones' Infowars at bankruptcy auction

Fanduel network shows an industry bought and paid for by gambling

Duct-taped banana artwork sells for $6.2m in NYC

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Motorists who bought cars on finance could share in billions

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Banana-phobe Swedish minister’s staff insisted on ‘no traces in the room’

How a viral, duct-taped banana came to be worth $1 million

Duct-taped banana sells for more than $6 million at auction

Does this banana scare you? The harsh reality of life with an unusual phobia

Crypto investor pays $6 million for a banana — and plans to eat it

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