Banana, duct tape add up to $150,000 at Art Basel Miami

KELLI KENNEDY Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — 3D-printed cocktails, a traffic jam sculpture made of hundreds of tons of sand and more celebrity sightings than a Kardashian Christmas party were all part of over-the-top festivities during the week of Art Basel Miami, but it was a banana that stole the show. The most talked-about artwork of the week was titled "Comedian" — a spotty banana duct-taped to a wall by artist Maurizio Cattelan. According to artnet News, two pieces quickly sold for $120,000. The Paris-based Perrotin gallery raised the price to $150,000 for the third piece, which will be sold to a museum. The bananas were bought at a local grocery store. No instructions were given on what to do as the banana ages. The gallery did not respond to several emails from The Associat