2024- and how much for…

And How Much for My Banana?
This installation offers a parodic reinterpretation of Comedian by Maurizio Cattelan, an iconic work emblematic of the paradoxes of the contemporary art market. The banana, here reproduced in porcelain and affixed to the wall with a platinum or gold-plated fastening, loses its perishable nature to become a precious, enduring object.
The grid arrangement reinforces the critical dimension of the work: it questions the standardization of artistic gestures, the commodification of art objects, and the shift from the absurd to the fetishized. Between the appearance of luxury and references to the everyday, the artist blurs the boundaries between the real and the simulated, the banal and the sacred.
Through this subtle parody, the piece challenges both the symbolic and commercial value of art, while confronting the viewer with their own projections: what if everything could become collectible?
porcelain, engobes, platinium