Moscow to host famous taped banana art
Moscow12 Novosti. For the first time, the famous installation by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, 'Comedian', consisting of a banana taped to a wall, will be exhibited at the House of Culture 'GZh-2' in Moscow.
Consensus
- The installation 'Comedian' by Maurizio Cattelan will be exhibited in Moscow for the first time.
- The artwork consists of a banana taped to a wall.
- The exhibition will take place at GES-2 Cultural Center.
- The exhibition is titled 'Things. Idols. Bananas'.
- The installation will be part of a larger exhibition featuring around 50 works from different periods.
- The banana can be replaced every 7–10 days according to the artist's instructions.
- A copy of the artwork was sold at Sotheby’s in 2024 for $6.2M (approx. 513 million rubles).
- The buyer of the 2024 copy, Justin Sun, publicly ate the banana.
- The exhibition will run from December 4, 2024, to April 4, 2027.
- The exhibition will be free to enter.
Points of divergence
- The exhibition program of the institution explicitly states that 'Comedian' will be part of the 'Things. Idols. Bananos' exhibition. — riamo
- The exhibition is curated by Francesco Bonami. — vesti
- The artwork was manufactured by Maurizio Cattelan. — tg_mosguru
Coverage (4 sources)
- Banana for 513 million rubles, taped to the wall with tape, will be shown in Moscow — Вечерняя Москва
- Famous banana in tape for 512 million rubles will be shown in Moscow — РИАМО
- At GRES-2 they will show the famous banana sold for $6.2 million — Вести
- Banana stuck to the wall for 513 million rubles will be brought to Moscow. — Первый Московский