Crypto entrepreneur eats banana art he bought for $6.2 million

Consider continuing the evolution of the 'art performance' by GOLD plating the banana and then encasing it in a very thick crystal container. Will be greater publicity and fun to watch as well."

A user gave an idea to preserve it and wrote

He ate it because he didn't want the insane maintenance fee of having the artist keep coming back to replace black old bananas with a fresh one every 3 - 4 days."

The banana does indeed get replaced every auction, which is why another user said

I think this same artwork or one of its siblings ( I think there are 3 of these) was also eaten… I think they just replace the banana. Which is why this is dumb. You literally no longer have the original work if you own this to have to replace the banana."

A user pointed out the obvious and wrote

Many friends asked me how this banana tasted. To be honest, for a banana with such a story, the taste is naturally different from ordinary bananas. I tasted the flavor of a Gros Michel banana from 100 years ago."

Sun answered their questions and wrote

Yo Justin. According to sources, the banana get's replaced every 2-3 days and that's why it always looks yellow. So my question is, is the art officially RUINED and disconitnued or there will be a new banana taped?"

A user asked said

The banana skin and the tape should be eaten as well. They probably worth $3mil there."

A third user wrote

The higher the price, the more it reinforces its original concept."

In an interview with The Times, Cattelan delved into the deeper meaning of the piece, stating

I will personally eat the banana as part of this unique artistic experience, honouring its place in both art history and popular culture,

he said

The real value is the concept itself."

Sun declared

There is not any profit in selling bananas'

But Alam, who earns $12 an hour for his 12 hour days and lives in a shared house with five other men, told the New York Times

Art, by its nature, does not solve problems—if it did, it would be politics,

he stated

Those who bought it, what kind of people are they?

Alam, who has no memory of the sale, also doesn't quite understand what's so interesting about the art installation

His role in this artwork is not taken lightly'

Sun, the man who bought the artwork, spoke similarly

Do we really want to live in a city where we can shrug off a street vendor who’s moved to tears by the fact that he’s been made the butt of a joke involving an amount of wealth obscene to him, while celebrating some smartass for figuring out how to make $6 million from that joke?

The user, known only as 'J S' wrote

It’s much better than other bananas,

Sun, who was born in China, said after getting his first taste

Eating it at a press conference can also become a part of the artwork’s history,

he said on Friday

Everyone has a banana to eat,

Sun said

I am a poor man,

Alam (74) told the paper

Most of its objects and ideas exist as (intellectual property) and on the internet, as opposed to something physical,

he said

It’s definitely an inequality,

Mr. Badsha said in Bengali