After Generating Too Much Attention, Maurizio Cattelan Banana Work Removed from Art Basel Miami Beach

Having wandered onto a slippery slope where spectacle swells and then turns in on itself, a Maurizio Cattelan work made of just two simple materials—a banana and some duct tape—did not take a final star turn at Art Basel Miami Beach on Sunday. Instead, it was removed from the booth of Perrotin gallery, which announced that the fruit had been cleared away at 9 a.m., after too much attention made its display untenable for the last day of the fair.
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