Someone Is About to Pay $1 Million or More for a Banana Duct-Taped to a Wall
Sotheby’s will auction the artwork by artist Maurizio Cattelan on Wednesday; includes instructions on how to refresh the piece with new bananas and tape
How a viral, duct-taped banana came to be worth $1 million
Walk into any supermarket and you can usually buy a banana for less than $1. But a banana duct-taped to a wall? That might sell for more than $1 million
This duct-taped banana art piece is worth at least $1 million. Here's why
Walk into any supermarket and you can generally buy a banana for less than $1. But a banana duct-taped to a wall? That might sell for more than $1 million at an upcoming auction at Sotheby’s in New York.
Million-dollar banana? Infamous duct-taped artwork goes on auction
As Maurizio Cattelan's artwork "Comedian," a banana duct-taped to a wall, goes to auction, here's a look back at how the banana became a beloved motif in the arts.Would you buy a banana for a million dollars?
Viral duct-taped banana could sell for $1 million. Here's why
The conceptual artwork has an estimated value of between $1 million and $1.5 million at Sotheby's auction on Nov. 20.
Here's how a duct-taped banana came to be worth $1 million
Walk into any supermarket, and you’ll find a banana for less than $1. However, a banana duct-taped to a wall has become a conceptual artwork valued at an estimated $1 million to $1.5 million. Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian,
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