Conceptual Art and Abstraction Rule Solos at Space and David B. Smith
At Miami’s Art Basel a few weeks ago, Maurizio Cattelan’s “Comedian,” a $120,000 banana duct-taped to the wall, took the internet by storm. Cattelan had the credibility to pull off such a ridiculous stunt: He’s been the bad boy of the 21st century art world, and an earlier work, a…