Bananas—a controversial subject—are a complex form, even though they can be quite easily replicated. Their panels and lines, while numerous, have a consistency that makes them easy to manufacture and instantly recognizable. Because of this ease of use, the banana has become a widely used subject in the art world.
With a low price point and a production method that’s nearly as controversial as its symbolism, the banana carries weighty conceptuality—it sparks conversation and can be deeply polarizing. Especially when something that costs mere pocket change is bought and sold in gallery spaces for exorbitant sums by individuals who want for nothing.
Well, here’s your chance to buy a banana sculpture that actually supports an artist who could use the money—not a gallery giant or a millionaire prankster, but a real, living human who eats bananas for breakfast and dreams of putting all her bills on autopay. Your purchase won’t just make a statement—it could change an artist’s life in unimaginable ways (and look great doing it).
$100,000 Banana
2007
rust, mild steel
Made at The Evergreen State College
Bananas—a controversial subject—are a complex form, even though they can be quite easily replicated. Their panels and lines, while numerous, have a consistency that makes them easy to manufacture and instantly recognizable. Because of this ease of use, the banana has become a widely used subject in the art world.
With a low price point and a production method that’s nearly as controversial as its symbolism, the banana carries weighty conceptuality—it sparks conversation and can be deeply polarizing. Especially when something that costs mere pocket change is bought and sold in gallery spaces for exorbitant sums by individuals who want for nothing.
Well, here’s your chance to buy a banana sculpture that actually supports an artist who could use the money—not a gallery giant or a millionaire prankster, but a real, living human who eats bananas for breakfast and dreams of putting all her bills on autopay. Your purchase won’t just make a statement—it could change an artist’s life in unimaginable ways (and look great doing it).
$100,000 Banana
2007
rust, mild steel
Made at The Evergreen State College
