The $150,000 Banana

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Artist Maurizio Cattelan duct taped a banana to a wall, titled it “Comedian”, and sold 5 editions of the artwork for as much as $150,000 each. Why did it capture our attention, curiosity, and memes? What does it mean?

 

Cite this page as: The Art Assignment, "The $150,000 Banana," in Smarthistory, April 6, 2020, accessed January 18, 2022, https://smarthistory.org/the-150000-banana/.