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.

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 ...

The debate about whether Maurizio Cattelan’s banana duct-taped to a wall installation qualifies as art may be ongoing. But that hasn't stopped it from selling for millions of dollars at a ...

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 ...

Titled "Comedian," Maurizio Cattelan's work is being auctioned by Sotheby's for an estimated $1.5 million. ... His work was already well-regarded before a banana was affixed to a wall with duct tape.

Turns out that crypto bros love “Comedian,” Maurizio Cattelan’s now-infamous work consisting of a banana with duct tape, a spoof of art-world capitalism.

The 'Banana' hanging on the wall (titled 'Comedian') by Maurizio Cattelan was recently sold in New York for over 6 million dollars by Sotheby's, drawing public attention to one of the most ...

NEW YORK — A piece of conceptual art consisting of a banana duct-taped to a wall sold for $6.2 million at an auction in New York on Wednesday. “Comedian,” by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan ...

Five years after its creation, Maurizio Cattelan's “Comedian" — consisting of a real banana duct-taped to a wall — could fetch an eye-popping $1.5 million when it is auctioned off by Sotheby ...

On Friday, Justin Sun – the Chinese-born crypto entrepreneur who purchased Maurizio Cattelan's banana duct-taped to a wall for $6.2 last week – made good on his promise to eat it.

A woman looks at artist Maurizio Cattelan’s piece of art “Comedian” during an auction preview at Sotheby’s in New York, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024.