I can’t close out the decade without talking a little bit about “the banana”. Everyone, art world aficionado or not, has more than likely heard about Maurizio Cattelan’s conceptual art piece, Comedian, the humble fruit that gained notoriety and inspired 1,000’s of memes at Miami Basel this year. “Comedian” now a sold-out edition of three, with one …
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