Maurizio Cattelan's duct-taped banana artwork fetches $5.2M at New York auction
theguardian.com
theguardian.com
"Prior to the reported sale, the gallery’s founder, Emmanuel Perrotin, told CNN the bananas are “a symbol of global trade, a double entendre, as well as a classic device for humor,” adding that the artist turns mundane objects into “vehicles of both delight and critique.”"