Piece Of Art That’s Literally A Banana Duct-Taped To A Wall Could Sell For Seven-Figure Sum At Auction
It’s been five years since the art world was taken by storm by a piece that was literally just a banana duct-taped to a wall, and someone who dropped six figures to add it to their collection will seemingly get a very solid return on that investment when it hits the auction block next month. […] The post Piece Of Art That’s Literally A Banana Duct-Taped To A Wall Could Sell For Seven-Figure Sum At Auction appeared first on BroBible.
Sotheby’s to Sell Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-taped Banana, Art Basel and UBS Report Looks for Positives: Morning Links for October 25, 2024
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter.Billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev Cleared in Swiss Investigation, Swiss Dealer Yves Bouvier Faces $830 M. Tax Bill The Headlines GOING BANANAS. Maurizio Cattelan’s famously provocative duct-taped, yellow plantain sculpture will be auctioned at Sotheby’s in New York on November 20. Has the piece managed to retain its crowd-drawing a-peel? These are the irresistible questions The Art Newspaper is asking today. Cattelan’s controversial work, appropriately titled Comedian (2019), is nevertheless, “a sincere commentary and a reflection on what we value,” as the artist explained. And Sotheby’s head of contemporary art in the Americas,...
New York artist Spencer Tunick shoots mass nude photo on iconic Story Bridge
Thousands of men and women have stripped naked on Brisbane’s iconic Story Bridge to take part in a dramatic art shoot. New York artist Spencer Tunick orchestrated the remarkable sight, with thousands of bare-bottomed people strolling through Brisbane before posing on the bridge. The event formed part of the Melt Festival, which celebrates queer and LGBT culture. “New York-based contemporary artist Spencer Tunick is seeking volunteers for a monumental installation on his return to Brisbane in 2024 as part of the inaugural Melt, the city’s major new festival celebrating queer art and culture,” Melt’s website stated in preparation for the peculiar sight. Inside NYC’s...