‘Banana-taped-to-wall’ artwork no longer a joke after sale turns it into jarring symbol of societal inequity
Last month, when Spanish conceptual artist Maurizio Cattelan’s artwork Comedian – a piece widely known as his ‘banana-taped-to-gallery-wall’ work – sold at auction for AU$9.5 million, many were left scratching their heads in disbelief. The work, which the …