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$6.2M duct-taped banana sold at Sotheby’s, buyer Justin Sun plans to eat it.

Sotheby’s auctioned the artwork by Maurizio Cattelan on Wednesday; Piece sold to Justin Sun, founder of cryptocurrency platform Tron, who plans to eat it https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/sotheby-s-auction-banana-duct-tape-maurizio-cattelan-justin-sun-art-basel-miami-02231817 When a banana duct-taped to a wall sold for $120,000 in 2019, social media uproar and an age-old debate about the meaning of art ensued. But artist Maurizio Cattelan’s viral …

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