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Bananaman: who is Maurizio Cattelan? Plus, art and comedy

Everything you need to know about the artist behind the infamous banana. Plus, we talk to UK comedians Rob Auton, Jenny Eclair and Annie McGrath about the charity exhibition Art is the Best Medicine. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793

Hosted by Ben Luke. Produced by Julia Michalska, David Clack and Aimee Dawson
13 December 2019
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Left: Maurizio Cattelan's A Perfect Day (1999), where he taped  his gallerist Massimo De Carlo to the wall of the gallery. Right: Cattelan's Comedian (2019) on show at Galerie Perrotin's booth at Art Basel in Miami Beach this month A Perfect Day photo: Armin Linke. Comedian photo: ©  Zeno Zotti. Both courtesy of the artists and Galerie Perrotin

Left: Maurizio Cattelan's A Perfect Day (1999), where he taped his gallerist Massimo De Carlo to the wall of the gallery. Right: Cattelan's Comedian (2019) on show at Galerie Perrotin's booth at Art Basel in Miami Beach this month A Perfect Day photo: Armin Linke. Comedian photo: © Zeno Zotti. Both courtesy of the artists and Galerie Perrotin

The Week in Art

From breaking news and insider insights to exhibitions and events around the world, the team at The Art Newspaper picks apart the art world’s big stories with the help of special guests. An award-winning podcast hosted by Ben Luke.

We take an in-depth look at Maurizio Cattelan, the creator of the banana-and-duct-tape work which caused a sensation at Art Basel in Miami Beach last week, with the critic and broadcaster Ben Lewis. And we talk to three UK comedians—Rob Auton, Jenny Eclair and Annie McGrath—about their contributions to the exhibition Art is the Best Medicine at Fiumano Clase in London, featuring works by a wealth of the UK's top comedy talent. The works are on sale and will raise money for the charity Mental Health UK.

The Art Newspaper Podcast is available every Friday on our website and all the usual places where you find podcasts including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iTunes, Soundcloud and TuneIn. This podcast is brought to you in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793 bonhams.com.

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