Here are 13 of the controversies that entertained, shook and shaped the art world in 2024: For some, the line between modern ... Anyone outraged that a banana duct-taped to a wall sold for $ ...

Damien Hirst has given his verdict on Comedian, the divisive work of art by Maurizio Cattelan, which consists of a banana duct-taped to a wall. The piece, which has been described as a commentary ...

After four years of art school, Mr. Cattelan must have cycled through countless theories of what a banana is “supposed” to be. Is it a kind of phallic idol? A slippery, cylindrical ...