What references does the form of the work (the duct tape, the banana, the fact that it is hanging on a wall) eluding to?

What does this work make you wonder about as we think further about what determines an artwork's value?

Is this a "good" work of art? Why or why not?

"Comedian" eludes to the inflated art market and the rich population that tends to participate in it. It also seems to poke at the idea of what really makes something art. It also pokes at our desire for art to be fun. Catalan has a history of making pieces of art that poke at viewers and consumers in similar ways. Is the piece of art the banana or the certificate?

This video makes me think that a piece of art is made art by the meaning behind it, or the lack thereof. A lack of meaning can really spark so much thought. I think it all comes down to creativity. Either the creativity that goes into the piece of the creativity the piece sparks.

This was a good piece of art. A lot of meaning went into the creation of the piece and the piece sparks a lot of thought and creativity upon viewers.

I think "comedian" eludes to the fact that some people are so out of their mind that they will pay a huge sum of money on something they could make for just about a dollar. The only interesting part about this piece of so called "art" is that a banana is not something you normally see taped to a wall.

The reference the art is "eluding to is the absurdity of the inflated art market and the narrow sliver of the population who can attend and afford it" and it's "A complex reflection of ourselves". Basically referencing that the banana represents everyone, of the human population.

I wonder if the value of how good or bad artwork is measured is through how society reacts to the piece. Not just's it's value but how society perceives that value.

I personally believe it's a good piece of artwork because it engages people and makes them think about a greater idea behind the banana. The Banana pushes people to wonder and think past the obvious.

"Comedian" purpose was to transform " nothing into something of value". Its intended meanings range from Charlie Chaplin's humor to the banana's significance as a symbol of international trade.

Conceptual art always amazes me, but this specific one makes me think wow a simple artwork can get you that much money. It amazes me in that sense but mimics our need for art to be distinctive, creative, or something many of us probably never thought of. Artwork is unique which makes it have value.

Good artwork? I couldn't grasp a yes or a no. I asked my sisters and they immediately said no, but once I told them how much it was and asked again if it was good art they said yes because of how successful it was. So yes it is good art work.

The video says that the banana could be in reference to many past uses of it in feminist art and other statement pieces, but personally, I think that it was used because it is such a common object that anyone can buy. Based on the artist's past work (Ex. taping the museum owner to the wall or the giant middle finger statue), i think that the banana was more for attention and shock value or kind of using the massive media response as the art itself and a way of making fun of the people attending and paying to see it. I think that duct-taping it to the wall was a way of the artist to say like "See look this is what you paid to see"

The art makes me wonder how the artist thought people were going to react to the banana. I had no idea that so many were sold before watching the video, so clearly art like this still holds a lot of monetary value, but as the lady in the video said, they aren't really buying the banana or the tape, they are buying the certificate that states that its art, signed by the artist as well as the foot traffic that they get in their museum.

In my personal opinion, I don't think the art is "good." To me this is because of the artist's motive for making this, while yes the banana taped to the wall created a huge media frenzy and made the artist a ton of money, it's still just a thought-provoking banana.

The banana references how he taped the gallery owner to a wall for two hours, the depiction of a woman with a tray of apples and how he hung all his pieces from the ceiling.

Seeing this artwork, it makes me question if composition and visuals of it really matter, I think that maybe art's quality is more about how well it fulfills its purpose rather than anything else.

Branching off of my theory above, yes I would call this good art even if it is not to my tastes.

The form of the piece alludes to the rest of Cattelan's art career. The duct tape and the fact that it is hanged up on a wall are both references to pieces he has done in the past, and the banana is a common symbol in contemporary art.

The "value" of art is intrinsically subjective. As the video states, it's more about the idea than the actual banana on the wall.

I like it when framed as a deconstruction of what high society values as "art." Whether or not it's "good" is again completely subjective, but I will say that this type of thing doesn't require a high degree of effort and could definitely be criticized as overshadowing other works with genuine thought put into them.