Banana Art Comedian. In september, the guggenheim museum in new york acquired maurizio cattelan’s comedian by anonymous donation. With banana taped to wall selling for $120 000, it caused an outrage in the art world when it was initially exhibited at the art basel fair of 2019. Cattelan is an italian artist and an absurdist—in 2016 he replaced a toilet. This infamous banana wall art piece, known as comedian, was seen on every social media platform upon its release. Depending on who you ask, either absolutely nothing or everything. But what does the banana mean? A south korean art student ate a banana that was part of an installation by artist maurizio cattelan, saying he was hungry after. Comedian, the first work the italian artist created for an art fair in 15 years, debuted at art basel miami beach in the first week of december—and promptly captivated everyone. Art basel banana is catchy, but it’s not actually the work’s name. Titled comedian, it’s by maurizio cattelan.
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A south korean art student ate a banana that was part of an installation by artist maurizio cattelan, saying he was hungry after. Art basel banana is catchy, but it’s not actually the work’s name. Depending on who you ask, either absolutely nothing or everything. This infamous banana wall art piece, known as comedian, was seen on every social media platform upon its release. Cattelan is an italian artist and an absurdist—in 2016 he replaced a toilet. But what does the banana mean? In september, the guggenheim museum in new york acquired maurizio cattelan’s comedian by anonymous donation. With banana taped to wall selling for $120 000, it caused an outrage in the art world when it was initially exhibited at the art basel fair of 2019. Titled comedian, it’s by maurizio cattelan. Comedian, the first work the italian artist created for an art fair in 15 years, debuted at art basel miami beach in the first week of december—and promptly captivated everyone.
Cattelan's Taped Banana gifted to Guggenheim by anonymous donor
Banana Art Comedian Cattelan is an italian artist and an absurdist—in 2016 he replaced a toilet. Art basel banana is catchy, but it’s not actually the work’s name. But what does the banana mean? Comedian, the first work the italian artist created for an art fair in 15 years, debuted at art basel miami beach in the first week of december—and promptly captivated everyone. With banana taped to wall selling for $120 000, it caused an outrage in the art world when it was initially exhibited at the art basel fair of 2019. Titled comedian, it’s by maurizio cattelan. Cattelan is an italian artist and an absurdist—in 2016 he replaced a toilet. In september, the guggenheim museum in new york acquired maurizio cattelan’s comedian by anonymous donation. Depending on who you ask, either absolutely nothing or everything. A south korean art student ate a banana that was part of an installation by artist maurizio cattelan, saying he was hungry after. This infamous banana wall art piece, known as comedian, was seen on every social media platform upon its release.
