After the banana was snatched and gulped down by a fellow artist, it was indeed replaced, but not before an activist vandalized the exhibit, writing “Epstien [sic] didn’t kill himself” in lipstick on the wall. The conceptual piece, from that point onward had to be guarded by security, eventually sold for $120,000.

Comedian,” by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, was a phenomenon when it debuted in 2019 at Art Basel Miami Beach.

The buyer purchased a certificate of authenticity that gives them the authority to duct-tape a banana to a wall and call it 'Comedian'

Maurizio Cattelan's 'Comedian,' a banana duct-taped to a wall, sold for $6.2 million at a Sotheby's auction. The artwork, purchased by Justin Sun, sparked debate about the nature of modern art. While some saw it as a social commentary,

Artist Maurizio Cattelan's "Comedian" piece - which is a banana stuck to a wall with silver duct tape - which debuted at Art Basel Miami Beach has fetched more than $6million at auction