$120,000 per banana..!? Italian banana Artist sued..!?

Sowmiya Sriram
$120,000 per banana..!? Italian banana Artist sued..!?

Maurizio Cattelan is a famous painter from Italy. His paintings are somewhat paradoxical. Famous for bringing a live donkey to a Frieze art exhibition. You can know from this. What a paradoxical painter he is. In 2021, his name was all over the place. Because they taped a ripe banana to the wall and displayed it in an art exhibition. Mauricio didn't leave the banana on display. He also fixed its price at 1,20,000 dollars. The work, titled The Comedian, was exhibited at the Art Basel exhibition. It was also said to have sold for $1,20,000 (roughly Rs. 95 lakhs in indian currency).
Another controversy is that New York-based artist Dave Tatuna ate this ripe banana. Gallery officials and PR officials are all shocked by this. This single banana created a lot of buzz during that period. In the midst of various commotions, two years later, an artist filed a lawsuit for taping this banana.
A panel in 2000 featured Joe Morford's Bananas and Oranges. Maurizio has been accused of copying it. Morford's creation of Bananas and oranges, which he created two decades ago, bears a resemblance to the comedian.
You may have seen Mauricio's artwork on his website, YouTube, and data-facebook over the years. He did this in 2000. But Mauricio copied his idea. Is this theft? He asked on his data-facebook page. However, can the judge consider this an art? He has also raised the question. No one can claim copyright on ideas. The judge also said that copyright cannot be claimed for the display of Mauritius. Actually bananas and oranges are just ideas, not art.
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