$120,000 is not exactly pocket change. A lot of people make that in one year. Yet, currently at an art gallery in Miami, people are tossing this money around for a simple banana taped to a wall. One banana, one piece of tape, and $120,000.

 

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The talk of the town in Miami right now is Maurizio Cattelan’s “Comedian,” a banana 🍌 duct taped to the wall. Two have already sold for $120,000 at Perrotin 😉 read more, including about the banana my husband, @nnddmmyy, hung on his dorm wall for two years, on Artnet News, link in bio @artnet @galerieperrotin @mauriziocattelan @artbasel #art #conceptualart #banana #sculpture #artbasel #artbaselmiamibeach #artbaselmiami #artfair #artgallery #artwork #whatisart #isthisart #miami #miamibeach #florida #miamiflorida #mauriziocattelan #perrotin #galerieperrotin #artist #bananapeel #ducttape #artnetnews #artcollector #vippreview #artjournalism #artjournalist #openingday #artgallery #gallery #artworld

A post shared by Sarah Cascone (@sarahecascone) on Dec 4, 2019 at 3:45pm PST

It’s no surprise that people are jumping over each other to get their hands on this art. This is the type of stuff that even the common folk can get behind. The working man pays his dues and in return, all we want is a banana taped to a wall. The working single mother drops her kids off at basketball practice and dreams of one day having the peace and stability to afford such a thing. This is more than art. This is a lifestyle. This is beautiful.

This is a banana.