Someone Is About to Pay $1 Million or More for a Banana Duct-Taped to a Wall
Sotheby’s will auction the artwork by artist Maurizio Cattelan on Wednesday; includes instructions on how to refresh the piece with new bananas and tape
A Banana Taped to a Wall Could Sell for Over $1 Million
Cindy Ord/Getty ImagesFamous contemporary artist Maurizio Cattelan broke boundaries with his 2019 piece, “Comedian.” The work? Literally a banana duct-taped to a wall. While some saw it as a stroke of genius and dissected its possible underlying meaning,
Million-dollar banana? Infamous duct-taped artwork goes on auction
As Maurizio Cattelan's artwork "Comedian," a banana duct-taped to a wall, goes to auction, here's a look back at how the banana became a beloved motif in the arts.Would you buy a banana for a million dollars?
This duct-taped banana art piece is worth at least $1 million. Here's why
Walk into any supermarket and you can generally buy a banana for less than $1. But a banana duct-taped to a wall? That might sell for more than $1 million at an upcoming auction at Sotheby’s in New York.
How a viral, duct-taped banana came to be worth $1 million
The yellow banana fixed to the white wall with silver duct tape is a work entitled “Comedian,” by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan. It first debuted in 2019 as an edition of three fruits at the Art Basel Miami Beach fair, where it became a much ...
World’s most bizarre artwork of 16p banana duct-taped to WALL to sell for $1MILLION – and you don’t even get the banana
A BANANA duct-taped to a wall is being sold for $1million at an art auction – and you don’t even get to keep the banana. Instead, the price grants you permission to recreate the
Maurizio Cattelan's viral banana Comedian to go under the hammer for $1.5 million
A conceptual artwork of a banana duct taped to a wall is expected to sell for more than $1.5 million at an upcoming auction ...
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Sotheby’s David Galperin On the Market for Maurizio Cattelan
The buyer of ‘Comedian’ will receive a certificate of authenticity, instructions, a roll of duct tape and one banana.
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Viral, duct-taped banana may sell for more than $1M at auction at Sotheby's in New York
The yellow banana fixed to the white wall with silver duct tape is a work entitled "Comedian," by Italian artist Maurizio ...
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No Joke: Viral Duct-Taped Banana Could Command $1.5 Million at Auction
However, the piece everyone was talking about that year was by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, titled Comedian, simply ...
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Maurizio Cattelan's "Comedian" Expected to Net Up to $1.5 Million at New York Sotheby's Auction
Maurizio Cattelan's artwork "Comedian," featuring a banana duct-taped to a wall, may sell for over $1 million at a Sotheby's ...
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Viral, duct-taped banana may sell for more than $1 million at auction at Sotheby's in New York
The yellow banana fixed to the white wall with silver duct tape is a work entitled "Comedian," by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan. It first debuted in 2019 as an edition of three fruits at the ...