A duct-taped banana sells for $6.2 million at an art auction

Written on 11/21/2024
NPR

Comedian during an auction preview at Sotheby’s in New York on Nov. 11, 2024.’/>

A piece of conceptual art consisting of a simple banana, duct-taped to a wall, sold for $6.2 million at an auction Wednesday, with the winning bid coming from a prominent cryptocurrency entrepreneur.

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