What you buy when you buy Cattelan’s ‘Comedian’ is not the banana itself, but a certificate of authenticity that grants the ...

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 ...

The buyer of ‘Comedian’ will receive a certificate of authenticity, instructions, a roll of duct tape and one banana.

Sotheby’s will auction the artwork by artist Maurizio Cattelan on Wednesday; includes instructions on how to refresh the ...

File - A woman looks at artist Maurizio Cattelan's piece of art "Comedian" during an auction preview at Sotheby's in New York ...

Although the banana itself is perishable and will not be part of the sale, buyers will receive a certificate of authenticity ...

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 ...

This is a banana duct-taped to the wall. It’s a real banana. You could go into a supermarket, buy such a banana, and tape it to the wall. But the chances are your version won’t go to auction for a ...