TAMARA LUSH
Associated Press
ST. PETERSBURG (AP) — In 2019, Florida Banana managed to eclipse Florida Man. From alligator antics to naked people doing wacky things, Florida did not disappoint in the weird news department this year.
(So. Many. Naked. People.)
In December, a Miami couple spent more than $100,000 on the "unicorn of the art world" — a banana duct-taped to a wall — during Art Basel. The piece was widely copied and mocked on social media, and then someone at the art fair ripped it off the wall and ate it.
Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan sold three editions of "Comedian," each in the $120,000 to $150,000 range.
"We are acutely aware of the blatant absurdity of the fact that "Comedian" is an otherwise inexpensive and perishable piece of produce and a couple inches of
