A Banana is a Banana Until It’s Art | Digital Photocollage | 2026
A banana taped to a wall sold for $6.2 million at Sotheby’s. The buyer plans to eat it.
Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian debuted at Art Basel Miami in 2019. Crowds were so large the exhibit had to be pulled for public safety. At least two spectators ate the banana on the gallery floor. The work sold. The concept is the work.
Something is always something until it’s something else. When that happens, it can become an issue for someone. Who that someone is has everything to do with power.
The Closet Series has officially met Cattelan’s banana.
— Behan
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