Chinese-born Justin Sun peeled off the duct tape and enjoyed the banana in a press conference held in the ritzy Peninsula Hong Kong hotel.
A cryptocurrency entrepreneur who bought a piece of conceptual art consisting of a simple banana, duct-taped to a wall, for $US 6.2 million last week, ate the fruit in Hong Kong on Friday.
Chinese-born Justin Sun peeled off the duct tape and enjoyed the banana in a press conference held in The Peninsula Hong Kong, one of the city’s priciest hotels, in the popular shopping district of Tsim Sha Tsui. Chinese-born crypto founder Justin Sun eats a banana artwork composed of a fresh banana stuck to a wall with duct tape, in Hong Kong., by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, was a phenomenon when it debuted in 2019 at Art Basel Miami Beach, as festival-goers tried to make out whether the single yellow piece of fruit affixed to a white wall with silver duct tape was a joke or a cheeky commentary on questionable standards among art collectors.
Sun said in the post that his platform, TRON, is “committed to making America great again and leading innovation”. Following his investment in Trump’s venture, he became an advisor of World Liberty Financial. Last year, Sun was charged by the US Securities and Exchange Commission with fraud and other securities law violations. In response, he said on X the complaint “lacks merit”.
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