The controversial work, which instantly went viral when it debuted at Art Basel in 2019, beat estimates several times over.
But artist Maurizio Cattelan’s viral creation, titled “Comedian,” has proven a sound investment for one collector: One of the artwork’s three “editions” smashed estimates to sell ...
A conceptual artwork by Maurizio Cattelan, “Comedian,” is just a fruit-stand banana taped on the wall. But 7 bidders were biting. It went to a crypto entrepreneur. transcript “Cattelan’s ...
But the main attraction, indisputably, was Maurizio Cattelan’s “Comedian”: a work that consists of a single banana affixed to a wall by a diagonal slash of silver duct tape. Cattelan made ...
The most anticipated lot from Sotheby's "The Now and Contemporary Evening Auction," which took place tonight in New York City, was clearly Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan's Comedian. Banana ...
new video loaded: Duct-Taped Banana Sells for $6.2 Million transcript “Cattelan’s ‘Comedian.’ Here it is in all its splendor. We’re going to begin at $800,000. At $800,000? $850,000 now.