The bidding was fast and farcical. The artist and the auction house are laughing. I wonder if the top bidder has any regrets about his $6.2 million banana. It’s probably not even organic- bought from a street vendor for 35 cents. And it looks like it’s well on its way to becoming banana bread.
According the erudite curator, “The artist’s intention is what turns the ordinary into the extraordinary,” I suspect the artist’s intention was to laugh all the way to the bank. The purchaser’s intention was probably a moment of fame.
We’ve lost our minds.“Buy the best and you only weep once.” Plan on one very long weep. It’s not even enough to make banana bread.