The $120,000 Art Basel banana, explained.
In this case, you aren’t actually buying the work itself—it’s a banana. It’s going to rot. What are you buying, then? The certificate of art. Essentially you bought theWhen the banana goes bad, the owner can replace it, according to the artist’s instructions. It will still be considered a Cattelan.. The price tag—paired with the work’s absurdity—got the attention of social media.
The gallery replaced it after that incident. But they took it down for good on Sunday. “The crowds surrounding the installation posed a serious health and safety risk, as well as an access issue, so the work was removed,” Art Basel said in a statement,
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