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Parody on $6.2M Banana Art Grabs Attention at Las Vegas Gallery

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Published
01/05/2025 by

A month after comedian Maurizio Cattelan's banana duct taped to a wall sold to a crypto entrepreneur for $6.2 million, people are still talking… and having a laugh.

Animazing Gallery in the Grand Canal Shoppes at The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas, is having a little fun with the viral sensation - today unveiling a piece featuring a vintage 1973 Kenner The Six Million Dollar Man plastic toy doll holding an acrylic banana taped to a piece of white foam board - and it is grabbing attention! The 18 1/2-inch by 13 1/20-inch piece by "Mr. Hide," also available on Artsy.net (Mr. Hide | The Six Million Dollar Man with Banana (2024) | Available for Sale | Artsy) is priced at… you guessed it… $6 million. Could this be a playful mocking of the buyer of Cattelan's piece?

"The $6.2 million banana duct taped to a wall has certainly been the talk of the art world," said Nicholas Leone, owner of Animazing Gallery. "It has lent itself to weeks of playful jest and awe, so it is not surprising that our 'Six Million Dollar Man with Banana' is already attracting crowds and an endless parade of people taking selfies with the piece at Animazing Gallery."

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