CONCORD, N.H. – After a banana heist hit the town of Franconia, the 5-foot banana sculpture has been returned to its original ...

Shunting aside qualms about an art market slump, bazillionaires and the merely rich lined up Wednesday morning as a soft electronic bong signaled the start of the 22nd edition of Art Basel Miami ...

That leaves in place lower court rulings that Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, who sold his banana art work, “Comedian,” for about $6.2 million last year, did not rip the idea off of Morford.

Chinese cryptocurrency founder Justin Sun made headlines on Nov. 20 when he spent $6.24 million on the rights to "Comedian," an art installation in which a banana was duct taped to a wall.

Now, the conceptual artwork has an estimated value of between $1 million and $1.5 million at Sotheby's auction on Nov. 20. Sotheby's head of contemporary art, David Galperin, calls it profound and ...

FROM TOI PRINT EDITION When art met banana. November 24, 2024, 9:59 PM IST Shinie Antony in TOI Edit Page, Edit Page, Humour, India ... Your average banana is now an objet d’art.

The viral duct-taped banana art installation ‘Comedian’, brainchild of Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, is headed for auction at Sotheby’s on Nov. 20, where it’s expected to fetch ...

A backup banana was brought in. Selfie-seeking crowds became so thick, “Comedian” was withdrawn from view, but three editions of it sold for between $120,000 and $150,000, according to ...

Not everybody has $120,000 to buy a duct-taped banana at Art Basel Miami Beach. ... Other Warhol merch includes a $210 Warhol dollar bill-print hoodie and $45 “spicy plum” scented candle.

A cryptocurrency entrepreneur who bought a piece of conceptual art consisting of a simple banana, duct-taped to a wall, for $6.2 million ate the fruit in Hong Kong.

That leaves in place lower court rulings that Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, who sold his banana art work, “Comedian,” for about $6.2 million last year, did not rip the idea off of Morford.