Beyond the banana: Maurizio Cattelan presents new wall work at Basel Social Club

At Basel Social Club the Paris-based publisher Three Star Books presents five works by Cattelan, including BEWARE OF YOURSELF © Sebastiano Pellion di Persano
Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian has rarely left the headlines since it was first shown at Art Basel Miami Beach in 2019. Just last month, the banana fixed to the wall with duct tape was stolen from an exhibition at the Centre Pompidou-Metz in France. (The fruit was quickly replaced in the museum galleries.)
This year, Cattelan is showing at Basel Social Club, with five works presented by Three Star Books, the Paris-based publisher. Among them, BEWARE OF YOURSELF is only the second statement wall piece the artist has made. “My collaboration with Three Star Books spans more than 18 years,” Cattelan tells The Art Newspaper. “You should never forget where you come from, and it is vital to honour your partners. Within the context of Basel Social Club, Three Star Books brings the exact kind of street credibility needed to shift the energy and make an impact.”
• Basel Social Club, Erdbeergraben 1, Basel, until 20 June
Loo worth £5m was removed from Blenheim Palace in 2019
The fully functioning 18-carat gold toilet was removed from an exhibition of Maurizio Cattelan’s work at Blenheim Palace in 2019
Joe Morford claims that the viral Comedian piece infringes copyright on his own duct tape work Banana & Orange
As Notre Dame burned, protestors called the shots and a gold toilet vanished, it was certainly a year to remember

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