2024年11月21日 · NEW YORK — A piece of conceptual art consisting of a simple banana, duct-taped to a wall, sold for $6.2 million at an auction in New York on Wednesday, with the winning bid coming from a...

Comedian is a 2019 artwork by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan. Created in an edition of three, it appears as a fresh banana affixed to a wall with duct tape. As a work of conceptual art, it consists of a certificate of authenticity with detailed diagrams and instructions for its proper display.

2022年7月21日 · This infamous banana wall art piece, known as Comedian, was seen on every social media platform upon its release. With Banana Taped to Wall selling for $120 000, it caused an outrage in the art world when it was initially exhibited at the Art Basel fair of 2019.

2024年11月21日 · Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan's "Comedian," a conceptual artwork comprising a banana stuck to a wall with duct tape, sold on Wednesday for $6.24 million at a Sotheby's auction in New York.

2019年12月10日 · Yes, anyone with basic motor skills can tape a banana to the wall. But this is conceptual art. So let’s consider the concept. “Back then, Cattelan was thinking of a sculpture that was shaped...

2024年11月22日 · OCAD University instructor Erin Finley discusses the moment a conceptual art piece named Comedian — consisting of a banana duct-taped to a wall — sold for $6.2M at an art auction in New...

Maurizio Cattelan’s artwork Comedian, a banana duct-taped to a wall, is expected to fetch $1 million to $1.5 million at a Sotheby’s auction on Nov. 20 in New York. Originally debuted at Art Basel in 2019, the bananas are replaced regularly, as the original fruit is no longer available.

2024年11月21日 · A piece of conceptual art consisting of a banana duct-taped to a wall called Comedian has sold for $9.57 million at an auction in New York.

2024年11月20日 · A banana becomes art when it’s duct-taped to a wall in galleries like Perrotin and White Cube, its value secured not by materials but by the concept it represents.

2024年11月21日 · Maurizio Cattelan's provocative artwork of a banana duct-taped to a wall has fetched $6.2m (£4.9m) at Sotheby's in New York - four times higher than pre-sale estimates.