Tag: artwork
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Art world reacts to $6 million banana artwork ‘Comedian’ as market struggles to recover
For most art-world buyers, a work unsubtly called “Comedian” lacked a certain a-peel. It’s little wonder: “Comedian” is actually just a banana duct-taped to a wall. Created by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, the piece debuted at the 2019 Art Basel fair in Miami, where it caused a sensation but also earned as many chuckles as…
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Coca-Cola’s controversial Christmas ad, the pop star and the priest, and ‘the most talked-about artwork of the century’
Nov. 23, 2024, 10:00 AM UTC By Annie Hill and Ash Reynolds Coca-Cola’s Christmas ad was slammed, a pop star’s music video led to a priest’s downfall, and a piece of art — it’s edible — sold for $6 million. Test your knowledge of the week in news, and take last week’s quiz here. Annie…