Andy Warhol reportedly once said that with regards to artwork, “Let everybody else determine if it is good or dangerous, whether or not they find it irresistible or hate it. Whereas they’re deciding, make much more.”
A chunk of art work referred to as “Comic” has had individuals “deciding” (generally angrily) because it debuted at Art Basel Miami Seaside in December 2019. “Comic” is only a banana caught to the wall by a chunk of silver duct tape positioned 160 centimeters excessive from the ground.
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The piece has been “passionately debated, rhapsodically honored, and hotly contested – and eaten not solely as soon as, however twice,” Sotheby’s writes on its website.
It was estimated to promote for $1.5 million, however artist Maurizio Cattelan managed to peel off a few additional bucks. Chinese language collector and founding father of cryptocurrency platform TRON Justin Solar placed the winning bid for the banana for $6.24 million on Wednesday.
Commenting on his new buy, Solar instructed Sotheby’s, “After I first heard about this work again in 2019, I assumed it was pure genius. And once I heard it was again in the marketplace, I knew I needed to have it. Cattelan’s [humor] and sense of journey strike a robust chord with me, and I am thrilled to now be its proud proprietor.”
In a video saying the public sale, Lucius Elliot, head of latest marquee gross sales at Sotheby’s, says that after the piece went viral, the controversy started “whether or not that is artwork, whether or not it’s a prank” or it’s a image highlighting the “extra of the artwork market.”
Sotheby’s instructed NBC that Cattelan “single-handedly prompted the world to rethink how we outline artwork, and the worth we search in it.”
As a result of Warhol additionally as soon as stated, “Artwork is something you may get away with.”
