Gavin Turk, 'Giraffe', 2021, Painted bronze, 18 x 20.5 x 2.5 cm. (7 1/8 x 8 1/8 x 1 in.), Edition of 10 + 3 AP
The tragicomic saga of Maurizio Cattelan’s duct-taped banana is reaching new highs (and lows) at Miami Art Week.
Most prominent is the presence of Chiquita itself at Art Basel Miami Beach as a first-time official partner. During the VIP preview, the American banana mega-producer rolled up fruit carts and blue-and-yellow swag to the entrances of the convention centre to share its “joyful and unmistakable spirit” and celebrate the “longstanding connection between bananas and the art world”, the company said in a statement.
December 5, 2024
