For Alfred Mugenzi, comedy functions as entertainment is an art form that creates a dialogue between the performer and the audience. “Comedy,” he explains, “is about storytelling ...

(image courtesy Sotheby’s) This was not just any banana, of course, but rather one selected for artist Maurizio Cattelan’s “Comedian” (2019), his notoriously sparse artwork featuring the ...

A banana duct-taped to a white wall — or an acclaimed piece of art, depending how you look at it — sold at a Sotheby's ...