Comedian, Maurizio Cattelan’s instant classic, sold for more than quadruple some estimates at Sotheby’s this week. How one work, and its worth, both satirizes and explains the meme-y days ahead.

Maurizio Cattelan’s viral creation, ... When a banana duct-taped to a wall sold for $120,000 in 2019, social media uproar and an age-old debate about the meaning of art ensued.

Maurizio Cattelan kickstarted one of the art world’s biggest viral moments when he sold a banana duct-taped to a wall for $120,000. But now, a California-based artist is claiming that Cattelan ...

(CNN) — Nearly three years ago, Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan kickstarted one of the art world’s biggest viral moments when he sold a banana duct-taped to a wall for $120,000 at Art Basel ...

Auction house Sotheby’s said on Friday that Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan's “Comedian” duct-taped banana artwork is up for auction once again, this time at an estimated $1 million to $1.5 ...

A Miami couple who bought a banana duct-taped to a wall from artist Maurizio Cattelan for $120,000 have said they are aware of the artwork's "blatant absurdity." ...

Maurizio Cattelan’s Viral Banana Artwork Could Fetch $1.5 Million at Auction The work caused a sensation when it debuted in 2019. Published on November 18, 2024. By Martin Lerma.

The artist Maurizio Cattelan at Gagosian with a wall of his new work, ... Cattelan’s banana duct-taped to a wall was sold in three editions starting at $120,000 at Art Basel Miami in 2019.

Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Nearly three years ago, Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan kickstarted one of the art world’s biggest viral moments when he sold a banana duct-taped to a wall for $120,000 at ...