The yellow banana fixed to the white wall with silver duct tape is a work entitled “Comedian,” by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan. It first debuted in 2019 as an edition of three fruits at the Art Basel Miami Beach fair, where it became a much ...

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?

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.

A BANANA duct-taped to a wall is being sold for $1million at an art auction – and you don’t even get to keep the banana. Instead, the price grants you permission to recreate the

The art world went bananas over this artwork five years ago—and now it could be headed to your own home. Visitors take pictures of the work “Comedian” by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan. And any potential bidders concerned with the perishable quality of the art needn’t worry.