6,2 millions dollars baby...
Type
Unique work
Date of creation
2025
Technique
Technique mixte
Dimensions
W. 22 x L. 22 cm
Weight
350 g
Framing
No
Work signed by the artist
Yes
Certificate of authenticity
On demand
Description
In an era where contemporary art constantly questions the boundary between the banal and the sublime, Maurizio Cattelan’s banana, fixed to a wall with a simple adhesive tape, embodies both an act of subversion and a reflection on cultural consumption. This seemingly ordinary fruit, exhibited in the greatest galleries, becomes a powerful symbol of the absurdity and materiality of our time.
This work, entitled “Comedian”, redefines what we consider “art” by confronting the viewer with the simplicity of an everyday object that has become an object of desire and speculation. The banana, a fruit often associated with simplicity and rapid consumption, here becomes the center of a globalized art market where value no longer resides in the material, but in the idea.