GET BOING BOING AD-FREE A banana duct-taped to a wall, entitled "Comedian," has sold for 6.2 million dollars in a Sotheby's auction in New York City. The piece, one of a set three, is just a ...

The banana is like an ongoing “Ship of Theseus” experiment, demonstrating that the original banana and strip of duct tape can be endlessly replaced, but the idea of “Comedian” lives on.

A banana duct-taped to a white wall — or an acclaimed piece of art, depending how you look at it — sold at a Sotheby's auction for $6.24 million Wednesday.. Maurizio Cattelan's "Comedian" is ...

A banana duct-taped to a wall sold for $120,000 at Miami’s Art Basel, and I’m feeling very conflicted about it. The fruit and tape in question was the work of Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan ...

Five years after its creation, Maurizio Cattelan's “Comedian" — consisting of a real banana duct-taped to a wall — could fetch an eye-popping $1.5 million when it is auctioned off by Sotheby ...

NEW YORK — A single banana usually costs just over 20 cents. A roll of duct tape might cost around $5. But put them together just right? Then you’re looking at $6.2 million. A banana taped to ...

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. Walk into any supermarket and you can generally buy a banana for less ...

Plus, they’ll get a new banana and a roll of duct tape. The infamous artwork peeled back the pretensions of the creative industry when it was initially unveiled at Art Basel Miami in 2019.

The yellow banana fixed to a white wall with silver duct tape is an artwork entitled “Comedian,” by Maurizio Cattelan. ... Viral duct-taped banana could sell for $1 million.

Two editions of the banana-and-duct-tape art were presented by French contemporary gallery Perrotin at Art Basel on Wednesday, and both sold for $120,000 apiece.

Catalan's comedian is not the banana itself but *** certificate of authenticity that grants the owner the permission and authority to reproduce this banana and duct tape on their wall as an ...