They say it was, but there were a lot of suspicious things about the auction process…
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Sotheby’s
Sotheby’s
The scene of the tape banana auction in question…
The most important item in this work is not visible at the auction house.
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Bananas are the famous prankster Maurizio Ka
Telan’s 2019 conceptual artwork, “Come
As the star of “The Dean”; duct taped to the wall
It’s meant to be good: Bananas rot whenever they rot.
Genuine product that allows the owner to replace the banana mold
Supplied with certificate and installation instructions.
It is a certificate of authenticity and installation instructions.
No, what kind of certificate do you need to attach a fucking banana…
Originally, this work was recorded to register the ‘act of attaching a banana to the wall with tape’ as art.
In the first place, bananas and tape are consumables, so they are not that important.
Conversely, a work certificate and a set of instructions are more important.
For some reason, it wasn’t visible at the auction;;
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Conceptual art by Maurizio Catelgwan
“Comedian” is taped to the wall.
Yeojin Fruit Stand is just a banana.
But there were 7 bidders biting
It all depends on the cryptocurrency entrepreneurs
It’s Ara.
Even though only 7 people participated in the auction in question, the bidding price rose to 8.6 billion won.
What’s the problem again here?
The tape banana certificate and instruction set in question is
So far, only 3 sets have been solved…
Meanwhile, one of them has already been donated free of charge to a large art museum overseas.
There were only two sets of certificates remaining in private ownership.
Everyone’s whereabouts were unknown after the first buyer.
It is said that only one of the two works that went missing has finally seen the light of day again after several years.
‘Only 7 people submitted bids?’ This point is questionable.
Under the circumstances, it is not the original work of Tape Banana,
There is a possibility that it is a fake with just the right assortment.
It’s even more suspicious because the successful bidder is also a Bitcoin trading company…
3 line summary
1. Tape bananas have exhibition instructions and work certificates that are more important than bananas.
2. However, for some reason, only bananas, a consumable item, were revealed at the auction site and the auction ended quickly.
3. Moreover, the winning bidder was a Bitcoin trading company, so it was doubly suspicious…
As an aside,
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The significance of the tape banana work is
What the fuck did you call this art and then fall asleep?
By registering this as art rather than just saying
It is also said to be meaningful in preventing future generations from seeing this as art…