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Maurizio Cattelan's duct-taped banana artwork fetches $5.2M at New York auction (theguardian.com)
3 points by tempestn on Nov 21, 2024 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


To complete the troll, the purchaser should rent x2 747-200F one for the tape and one for the banana to transport them to China.

"Prior to the reported sale, the gallery’s founder, Emmanuel Perrotin, told CNN the bananas are “a symbol of global trade, a double entendre, as well as a classic device for humor,” adding that the artist turns mundane objects into “vehicles of both delight and critique.”"




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