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Banana, duct tape add up to $150,000 at Art Basel Miami
Read full article: Banana, duct tape add up to $150,000 at Art Basel MiamiMIAMI (AP) โ 3D-printed cocktails, a traffic jam sculpture made of hundreds of tons of sand and more celebrity sightings than a Kardashian Christmas party were all part of over-the-top festivities during the week of Art Basel Miami, but it was a banana that stole the show. The most talked-about artwork of the week was titled โComedianโ โ a spotty banana duct-taped to a wall by artist Maurizio Cattelan. The Paris-based Perrotin gallery raised the price to $150,000 for the third piece, which will be sold to a museum. On Saturday, David Datuna removed the banana from the wall, unpeeled it and took a bite as a large crowd documented it with their phones. โI respect Maurizio but itโs art performance.