Chapter 1
The birth of a viral sensation
Chapter 2
The art of eating the art
Chapter 3
The six million dollar auction
Chapter 4
The philosophy of conceptual art
YOUR GOAL
Master of The six million dollar banana
Ch 3 · The six million dollar auction
andy Maurizio Cattelan's Comedian
Six-million banana, six-million banana, taped to the wall!
BETA
andy Play the Banana Meme Machine game to explore how a banana taped to a wall sold for millions and bridge the gap to digital memes.
Fun Fact
Sourcing the art: The actual banana sold for $6.2 million was bought for 25 cents from a street vendor outside Sotheby's.
Glossary
auction (noun)
A public sale in which goods or property are sold to the highest bidder. At a November 2024 Sotheby's auction, Maurizio Cattelan's duct-taped banana sold for 6.2 million dollars.
A public sale in which goods or property are sold to the highest bidder. At a November 2024 Sotheby's auction, Maurizio Cattelan's duct-taped banana sold for 6.2 million dollars.
Quiz
Justin Sun, the buyer of the $6.2 million banana, founded which cryptocurrency platform?
Quiz
To show support, Justin Sun promised to buy 100,000 bananas from which specific source?