In Your Face – Money Laundering
Thu 12:09 pm +00:00, 21 Nov 2024How much more obvious could they be?
Yet they all sit there pretending that this is real…
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy87202v43no
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Maurizio Cattelan’s provocative artwork of a banana duct-taped to a wall has fetched $6.2m (£4.9m) at Sotheby’s in New York – four times higher than pre-sale estimates.
The auction house says Chinese cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun outbid six other rivals to get the “Comedian” installation of the Italian visual artist on Wednesday.
“In the coming days, I will personally eat the banana as part of this unique artistic experience,” Mr Sun was quoted as saying.”