12/10/2024
🍌 A banana taped to a wall just sold for $6.2 million US.
Yes, really! 🤷🏻♀️
The artwork is called “Comedian”, created by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, and it was auctioned on Nov. 20 at Sotheby’s in New York.
But here’s the twist: the banana itself isn’t even the original from when the piece debuted in 2019.
Why? Because bananas tend to rot. 🤓
What the buyer, Chinese-born cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun, actually paid for was a “Certificate of Authenticity.”
This document allows him to recreate the artwork over and over again using fresh bananas and duct tape, with each one still considered an original.
And guess what?
Justin Sun said he plans to eat the banana as part of the “artistic experience.” 😋
He believes this piece is more than a banana—it’s a cultural phenomenon bridging art, memes, and cryptocurrency.
🎨 This type of art, known as Conceptual Art, isn’t about the skill of the artist but the ideas it provokes.
So, what’s the big idea here?
According to Sotheby’s, Comedian challenges us to ask:
👉 What makes something art?
👉 How do we decide its value?
💡 This “banana-taped-to-a-wall” story isn’t just about art—it’s a reminder that Value isn’t fixed; it’s Created.
Whether in art, money, or life, the worth of something is shaped by the meaning we choose to give it.
Over time, we’ve marveled at the intricate skill behind masterpieces like the Mona Lisa or a finely sculpted statue.
Today, we’re debating the value of a banana on a wall.
🤔 What do you think?
Is this absurd or genius?
What does that say about how our ideas of Value have evolved?
And what does it say about the way we assign Value—to art, or even to the things in our own lives?
💎 What are you assigning Value to today? What is truly important in your life? 🌟
