Duct-taped banana sells for $6.2 million in New York auction

Duct-taped banana sells for $6.2 million in New York auction

A fresh banana taped to a wall—a provocative work of conceptual art by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan—was bought for $6.2 million on Wednesday by a cryptocurrency entrepreneur at a New York auction, Sotheby’s announced in a statement. The debut of the edible creation entitled “Comedian” at the Art Basel show in Miami Beach in 2019…