Has he gone bananas? A banana, arranged by the artist Maurizio Cattelan, has sold for a huge sum. Some think the art world has gone crazy.
Crypto boss buys a banana for £5m
Seriously?: The sale was the first time that “Comedian” (above) had appeared at auction, after first making a splash at Miami’s Art Basel fair in 2019 before travelling the world. The banana is one of an edition of three. Glossary
Auction - When an item is sold to the person that bids the most money for it. Auctions can take place in person or online.
Cryptocurrency - A digital currency in which transactions are verified and records maintained by a decentralised system using cryptography, rather than by a centralised authority.
Pope - The bishop of Rome and the head of the worldwide Catholic Church.
Asteroid - A small body in space, made of metal and rock material. Asteroids usually orbit the sun, but if knocked off course they can be drawn into Earth’s gravity and fall towards it.
Depressed - Depression is low mood that affects someone's daily life, and can last for weeks or months.
NFT - Non-fungible tokens are digital tokens that represent ownership of unique items. They can be bought and traded online.
Mona Lisa - Also known as the Giaconda, a portrait by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci. It became one of the world’s most famous paintings after a successful robbery in 1911.
Claude Monet - A French painter and co-founder of the Impressionist movement. From 1883, he largely painted his garden.
Vincent van Gogh - A Dutch artist who painted The Starry Night in 1889 while staying in a French mental asylum after suffering a breakdown. He died by suicide the following year.