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A visitor to Art Basel in Miami Beach photographs Comedian (2019) by Maurizio Cattelan in the Perrotin booth. Photo by Benjamin Sutton.
We are acutely aware of the blatant absurdity of the fact that Comedian is an otherwise inexpensive and perishable piece of produce and a couple of inches of duct tape. When we saw the public debate [the Maurizio Cattelan piece] sparked about art and our society, we decided to purchase it. We knew we were taking a risk, but ultimately we sense that Cattelan’s banana will become an iconic historical object.