When a banana duct-taped to a wall sold for $120,000 in 2019, social media uproar and an age-old debate about the meaning of art ensued.. But artist Maurizio Cattelan’s viral creation, titled ...

A piece of conceptual art consisting of a simple banana, duct-taped to a wall, sold for $6.2 million at an auction Wednesday, with the winning bid coming from a prominent cryptocurrency entrepreneur.

The banana phenomenon is a study in how stories go viral in our hyperconnected world—and how much some love to hate on contemporary art. Price Database. 25 July 2025. Artworks. Artists.