The banana duct-taped to a wall has been an internet sensation from the last few days and honestly, we all have wondered how this piece of artwork can be worth $120,000 equivelant to approximately Rs18618312.
Mehwish Hayat voiced our collective concern on social media.
Mehwish wrote that she was thinking of becoming an artist and taping a karela to the wall.
“If the Banana was sold for $120K wonder how much that would make…,” she wrote.
The work of Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan was sold for $120,000 last week at Miami’s Art Basel.
What’s interesting is that the banana was, in fact, a work of
art by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan titled “Comedian” and sold to
a French collector for $120,000.
In a video posted on his Instagram account, David Datuna, who
describes himself as a Georgian-born American artist living in New York, walks
up to the banana and pulls it off the wall with the duct tape attached.
“Art performance … hungry artist,” he said, as he
peeled the fruit and took a bite. “Thank you, very good.”