On November 29, Sun Yuchen, founder of TRON and a member of the Huobi HTX Global Advisory Committee, attended the media launch of "The Most Expensive Banana" titled "Comedian" and stated that "Comedian" is not just a piece of art; it is a cultural phenomenon that connects art, memes, and the crypto community. In the future, he will continue to support friendly interactions between different industries, promoting communication and collaboration between the crypto community and other fields, and creating a diverse and mutually understood Web3 cultural ecosystem. TRON will play a role as a convenient, open, and secure technological infrastructure.
On the 21st of this month, Sun Yuchen announced on social media that he successfully acquired the iconic work "Comedian" by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan for a price of $6.24 million (approximately 45.1 million RMB). While announcing the acquisition, he expressed, "This work will inspire more thoughts and discussions in the future, and I look forward to it bringing more inspiration to art lovers around the world."
"Comedian" is a conceptual art piece created by Maurizio Cattelan in 2019, centered around a banana taped to a wall. When it was first exhibited, it sparked widespread discussion globally, challenging the definition of traditional art and prompting discussions about the value of art.
Maurizio Cattelan is a national treasure-level artist from Italy, regarded as one of the greatest artists representing post-Duchampism. His works primarily consist of sculptures and installations, filled with humor and tragic elements, known for challenging or questioning conventional artistic rules.
The "Comedian" series consists of three pieces, two of which were sold in 2019 for $120,000, while the third was donated to the Guggenheim Museum. One piece was famously eaten by performance artist David Datuna during its exhibition in Miami, USA.
To celebrate this art collection, Sun Yuchen tasted the banana from the artwork at the media launch, stating that this act was an artistic gesture to pay tribute to "Comedian's" significant position in art history and popular culture.
Sun Yuchen also expressed hope that this performance art could inspire more dialogue and interaction between the global art and crypto communities.
As one of the most influential figures in the blockchain and crypto industry, Sun Yuchen has always focused on the communication and collaboration between this industry and art and other cross-disciplinary fields.
In the 2021 London Christie's evening auction, he spent approximately £16 million to acquire Picasso's "Sleeping Nude with Necklace (Marie-Thérèse)" and Andy Warhol's "Three Self-Portraits." Subsequently, at that year's Sotheby's New York autumn auction, Sun Yuchen purchased Alberto Giacometti's sculpture "The Nose" for $78.4 million. Additionally, his collection includes the work "Cube" by crypto artist Pak ($950,000), Beeple's "OCEAN FRONT" ($6 million), and KAWS's packaging painting series "Untitled (KIMPSONS)," which sold for 2.52 million HKD at an auction curated by Jay Chou.
In previous media interviews, Sun Yuchen stated that the combination of art and technology helps drive innovation and cross-disciplinary collaboration. He actively encourages artists to explore new forms of expression and artistic styles, creating unique experiences and interactions through technological means. He believes that only through continuous innovation and creativity can art keep pace with the times and truly resonate with people's hearts.
Moreover, Sun Yuchen is actively promoting the development of digital culture through TRON. TRON is a decentralized platform based on blockchain technology, allowing artists to better showcase their works to a global audience and achieve the digitization and circulation of artworks through TRON's ecosystem.
TRON has also launched the TRC-721 standard protocol for the digitization of artworks, enabling everyone to participate in the creation and distribution of art; in August of this year, the first MemeCoin launch platform in the TRON ecosystem, SunPump, went live, allowing crypto users to easily publish and trade their own memes, gaining recognition in the industry. As an expression and recognition of the culture that the crypto community cares about, the related memes of "Comedian" have also attracted significant attention.
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