Maurizio Cattelan

  • Maurizio Cattelan's "Comedian" On View At Art Basel Miami 2019

    A Banana Taped to a Wall Could Sell for Over $1 Million

    A banana duct-taped to a wall could fetch over $1 million at auction. Find out why Maurizio Cattelan's "Comedian" polarized the art world.

    Famous contemporary artist Maurizio Cattelan broke boundaries with his 2019 piece, “Comedian.” The work? Literally a banana duct-taped to a wall. While some saw it as a stroke of genius and dissected its possible underlying meaning, others were in an…