All of this is important to keep in mind when considering that Cattelan's "Comedian" is a single banana, reportedly purchased on the day of the auction for $0.35 according to the New York Times ...

Maurizio Cattelan, “Comedian” (2019) was offered at Sotheby’s with an estimate of $1–1.5 million. (image courtesy Sotheby’s) This was not just any banana, of course, but rather one ...

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 ...

Jeff Ross has been touring the nation telling the story of how roasting has helped him deal with the loss of his grandfather, ...

Maurizio Cattelan's "Comedian"—a sculpture of a real banana attached to a wall with grey duct tape, in an edition of three with two artist's proofs—hit the headlines after going on sale with ...

Though he would later become world famous as the buyer of Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian—the $6.2 million banana taped to a wall—in 2021 Sun was new to the art world and ready to drop some ...

Comedian transcends traditional boundaries ... determined by collective belief and cultural context.” Given that the banana at the centre of the art is meant to be replaced over time, Sun ...