Banana stuck to wall with duct tape sells for $120,000

Artist and buyer should be given the punishment of Scaphism

The whole idea of the value of art (not that I'd consider the above to be art) is a joke.  It amuses me on Fake or Fortune where a perfectly good painting can be 'worth' a few thousand if a nobody did it or a few hundred thousand if a known person did it.  I remember one chap, upon discovering his art was the Real McCoy, saying that he would appreciate it a lot more now.  The very same painting that he wasn't keen on when he thought it wasn't worth much!  I have paintings done by myself up, as well as a large pen and ink of the head of a warhorse from 1919 and a gorgeous watercolour cottage from 1879 with colours that are still vibrant.  Not 'worth' much but I like.

it's the billionaire equivalent of lighting a cigar with a £50 note.

Three buyers bought the limited-edition pieces of the banana art this week.

But performance artist David Datuna pulled it from the wall, peeled it and devoured it on Saturday.

"Art performance by me. I love Maurizio Cattelan artwork and I really love this installation. It's very delicious," Mr Datuna posted on Instagram.

Despite the initial anger of a member of staff, the banana was swiftly replaced and no further action will be taken.

The art reportedly comes with a certificate of authenticity, meaning owners can replace the banana.

"[Datuna] did not destroy the art work. The banana is the idea," Lucien Terras, a director at the gallery, told the Miami Herald.

Police were later deployed to guard the replacement banana.

Art Basel is one of the world's most high-profile contemporary art fairs.

I don't think I have ever read a news item with so much crap in every single line. If the banana is replaceable, what is the art? the duct tape? How many limited editions of this artwork are available? If the banana is replaceable, what makes the artwork limited edition? And if it is replaceable, why would you need the police to guard it? Where did the replacement banana come from and how much did it cost?

Prince Philip promised to help when he kicks the royal bucket Jucel.

its like having a signed piece of paper worth several hundred thousand

you pays your money and you takes your pick

some artists have benefactors who will pay a set amount for any work they
produce.

this gets the artist into the news, aided by social media threads like this, doing
exactly what the benefactor wants.

if it doesnt work out, its just a tax write off no doubt ...

Too many people have more money than sense ,but hey it's a good thing as it results in the redistribution of wealth.

Police were later deployed to guard the replacement banana.


I don't think that's what Sir Robert Peel had in mind.

Not the first time Plod has been sent to guard some fruit.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/london-pride-armed-police-to-patrol-parade-amid-heightened-security-after-terror-attacks-a3581166.html

WALOFS..no way it was worth more than $119,999!

Appeals to me.....think it's been eaten !

David Datuna: Artist eats $120,000 banana art at gallery
Georgian-born American artist David Datuna has eaten a banana used in an art work by Maurizio Cattelan, which had sold for $120,000 (£91,000).

The artwork, titled Comedian, was on display at Art Basel in Miami, one of the world's most high-profile art fairs.

The banana was swiftly replaced and no further action will be taken against Datuna - who said eating the banana was his "art performance".

reminds me of that one foot in the grave episode when victor mistook that priceless jackson pollack for a thatpiece of plywood smothered in birds shyte.

mind you if saatchi wants another of those unmade bed works of art i will sell him my 2 teenage  sons bedroom floor ,now  that is a work of art !

What an amazing concept, pure art is pure genius....

Yeh remind me of a young Triggers broom

I wouldn't buy it unless it was a Fair Trade banana.