Sotheby’s confirmed to CNN that neither the tape nor, thankfully, the banana are the originals. “‘Comedian’ is a conceptual artwork, and the actual physical materials are replaced with ...

(image courtesy Sotheby’s) This was not just any banana, of course, but rather one selected for artist Maurizio Cattelan’s “Comedian” (2019), his notoriously sparse artwork featuring the ...

A Chinese cryptocurrency entrepreneur has eaten a banana from a $6.2million (£4.9million) artwork he purchased at Sotheby's auction house in New York last week. Justin Sun consumed the fruit ...

Crypto mogul Justin Sun, who made headlines for purchasing – and eating – Maurizio Cattalan’s banana artwork last year, is suing billionaire collector and entertainment executive David ...

The trio is accused of the robbery and sale of Maurizio Cattelan's "America" artwork from Blenheim Palace in 2019.

The banana is an artwork titled “Comedian,” by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan. The buyer Justin Sun, founder of cryptocurrency platform Tron, plans to eat it. Photo: Sotheby's/Reuters ...

Impro jokingly claims his banana “masterpieces” are worth £24.8m and could fund a new church roof for Sonning. Cattelan’s Comedian is a conceptual artwork consisting of a single banana duct ...

Because the banana and duct tape need to be regularly replaced, the artwork itself technically comprises certificate of authenticity, alongside diagrammatic instructions for display. Comedian has ...

Because the banana and duct tape need to be regularly replaced, the artwork itself technically comprises certificate of authenticity, alongside diagrammatic instructions for display. Hirst, 59, named ...