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When a banana that was duct taped to a wall sold for $120,000, not everyone understood the artistic inspiration behind the piece. The banana was a part of an exhibit by renowned Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan's at Art Basel Miami Beach. The piece was titled “Comedian.“ The artist is also known for his $6 million 18-karat-gold toilet which was stolen from the Blenheim Palace earlier this year. A first edition for Comedian apparently came from a local Miami supermarket and sold to a French collector for $120,000 USD by Perrotin, an international art gallery, according to Artnet’s site. A second edition sold to another French connoisseur for the same price, while a third edition of the work will reportedly sell for a staggering $150,000 USD. Comedian is currently on display at the Galerie Perrotin booth at the Basel fair. Gallery owner Emmanuel Perrotin called the phenomenon a “miracle,” adding “I don’t know how this happened!” Perrotin went on to tell CNN the banan
