A banana duct-taped to a wall has sold for $6.2 million at an auction in New York. The piece of conceptual art is called ‘Comedian’ and was made by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan.

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Bananas have appeared taped to various locations in a village, in an imitation of an artwork that sold for $6.2m (£4.9m) at a ...

Italian visual artist Maurizio Cattelan went into an art museum in Miami Beach and displayed a banana duct taped to a wall.

Damien Hirst has given his verdict on Comedian, the divisive work of art by Maurizio Cattelan, which consists of a banana duct-taped to a wall. The piece, which has been described as a commentary ...

Despite the artist valuing their installations at £24.8 million it might be tough to reach quite those levels if the modern ...

Justin Sun purchased edition #2 of the Comedian at Sotheby’s auction. The bidding started at $800,000 and swiftly moved to $5 ...

An artist named Impro has taped bananas around the village of Sonning in Berkshire, mimicking Maurizio Cattelan ’s artwork ...

A banana duct-taped to a wall says a lot about today’s art market, according to Carroll School of Management Associate Professor of Marketing Henrik Hagtvedt, author of the just-released Money and ...

The spot is a reference to a much-circulated art world story. In 2019 artist Maruzio Cattelan debuted “Comedian,” a new piece of conceptual art at Art Basel Miami. The work quickly made headlines, ...

Modern art, a term that has sparked controversy, recently reared its head again due to the extravagant spending of Justin Sun to buy a piece of “art” that consists of a banana ...