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\nArtist Maurizio Cattelan duct taped a banana to a wall, titled it \"Comedian\", and sold 5 editions of the artwork for as much as $150,000 each. Why did it capture our attention, curiosity, and memes? What does it mean?\nArtist Maurizio Cattelan duct taped a banana to a wall, titled it \"Comedian\", and sold 5 editions of the artwork for as much as $150,000 each. Why did it capture our attention, curiosity, and memes? What does it mean?\n
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11:48
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9th - 12th
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\nThe Art Assignment\n\n
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2020
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English
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artists, artwork, work, bananas, museums, facts, performance art, contemporary art
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