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Art goes bananas: Infamous duct-taped work sells for $6.2 million

Deutsche Welle Thursday, 21 November 2024 ()
Maurizio Cattelan's artwork "Comedian," a banana duct-taped to a wall, was estimated to sell for $1.5 million at auction. Here's a look back at how the banana became a beloved motif in the arts.
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Banana taped to a wall sells for $6.2 mn in New York 01:08

 A fresh banana taped to a wall -- a work of conceptual art by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan -- was bought for $6.2 million on Wednesday by a cryptocurrency entrepreneur at a New York auction. The debut of the edible creation entitled "Comedian" at the Art Basel show in Miami Beach in 2019 sparked...

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