$6 million is a reasonable price for banana (art)

Comedian is the most famous artwork by Maurizio Cattelan, an Italian artist who had a retrospective at the Guggenheim in 2011, and whose auction record, set in 2016, stands at $17.2 million. In most news reports, however, including this one, it's generally referred to as "a banana," or "the banana". Why it matters: Comedian sold for $6.2 million at auction this week — a ludicrous price for a banana, but a perfectly normal price for a major piece...