The debut of the edible creation on the 2019 Art Basel exhibition in Miami Beach sparked controversy and raised questions on whether or not it needs to be thought-about artwork, Cattelan’s said purpose.
On Friday, Sun in contrast conceptual artwork like “Comedian” to NFT artwork and decentralized blockchain expertise.
“Most of his objects and concepts exist as mental property and on the Internet, versus one thing bodily,” he stated.
This week Sun additionally revealed a $30 million funding in World Liberty Financial, a crypto undertaking backed by US President-elect Donald Trump.
The crypto businessman was charged by the US Securities and Exchange Commission final yr with providing and promoting unregistered securities in connection together with his Tron crypto undertaking. The case is ongoing.
In a gathering room at Hong Kong’s Peninsula Hotel, two males dressed as public sale home workers stood in entrance of a nondescript wall with the yellow banana offering the one pop of colour.
Sun stated he solely just lately determined to bid on the art work, including that he had “silly questions” reminiscent of whether or not the banana was rotten and easy methods to worth the work.
The proprietor of the work is issued a certificates of authenticity certifying that the work was created by Cattelan and directions on easy methods to exchange the fruit when it goes unhealthy.
Event attendees Friday every obtained a roll of duct tape and a banana as souvenirs.
“Everyone has a banana to eat,” he stated.
