Despite a fragile cease-fire between Israel and Iran and unstable pockets elsewhere in the region, the art world thinks it’s time to capitalize on the Middle East as a major art destination.

In 1933, Umabai Sahasrabuddhe, a member of the Hindu Mahasabha in Pune, launched an interesting initiative. She decided to celebrate the “Chaitragauri haldi-kunku” publicly, albeit with a twist.

Performance artist David Datuna ate the banana duct-taped to a wall at Art Basel in Miami after the piece created by Maurizio Cattelan sold for $120,000.

Masterpieces from CBS founder William Paley’s museum trove are heading to Sotheby’s this fall, as MoMA seeks to expand its online presence and possibly buy more digital art.