# Talk:Comedian (artwork)

A user updated the lead to describe the piece as a sculpture. I don't see "sculpture" being used in most RS. What are others' thoughts? --Kbabej (talk) 19:55, 8 December 2019 (UTC)

Kbabej, Without reviewing sourcing, I would think of this as a sculpture. A search for "sculpture" shows only (current) Ref 11 uses this word in the title, but perhaps other sources use "sculpture" in the text. I don't think describing the work as a sculpture is inappropriate, as long as some sources confirm as such, but I'm also not opposed to using something more general like "artwork" in the opening sentence/lead, then using "sculpture" further down in the article body. Note: There may be some sculpture-related categories to add to the article as well. ---Another Believer (Talk) 21:20, 8 December 2019 (UTC)
I'm the one who changed the description to "sculpture". If it is not a sculpture, i.e. a three dimensional object made by an artist, then what would you call it? It's not a photograph, a print, a painting, a recording, a video or an installation. It could perhaps be called a performance or a conceptual artwork. But it's mostly a sculpture. ThatMontrealIP (talk) 21:24, 8 December 2019 (UTC)
ThatMontrealIP, Per Cattelan, it's supposed to be a banana. Vexations (talk) 21:34, 8 December 2019 (UTC)
vexationsBanana has not yet achieved recognition as an art discipline. that said, it is true that we could use List of banana artworks.ThatMontrealIP (talk) 21:40, 8 December 2019 (UTC)
With Warhol's Velvet Underground Banana, of course. ThatMontrealIP (talk) 21:43, 8 December 2019 (UTC)
ThatMontrealIP, Oh, and there's Natalia LL's work and the resulting #bananagate, Sarah Lucas's self-portrait Eating a Banana., De Chirico's The Uncertainty of the Poet. Bonnard's Basket of Bananas, Albert Eckhout's  Bananas, guavas and other fruit, Gaugain's the Meal, and Corbeille de mandarines et bananes by Félix Vallotton. So much to do, and so little time. Vexations (talk) 22:06, 8 December 2019 (UTC)
Vexations, I am glad that you have offered to take the lead on this! It is a subject with a peel. ThatMontrealIP (talk) 22:08, 8 December 2019 (UTC)
ThatMontrealIP, you're welcome! Vexations (talk) 22:42, 8 December 2019 (UTC)
Of the sources so far: Artsy: "Sculptural intervention"; The Guardian: "piece of art"; CNN: "artwork"; The Art Newspaper: "Sculpture"; Design Bloom: "artwork"; NYT: "artwork"; USA Today: "a duct-taped banana work"; NewsWeek: "artwork"; ArtNews: "Sculpture"; Hype Beast: "art installation"; CBS News: "piece"; Miami Herald: "art work"; GQ: "art installation"; Inside Hook: "piece". The gallery itself called it an "installation" (per the NYT Dec 8 article). I am totally okay if consensus is to call the piece a sculpture, but it seems to me it's more of an art installation or, simply, a "piece", as most sources are calling it. --Kbabej (talk) 23:39, 8 December 2019 (UTC)

We can add the New York Times critic Jason Farago: " “Comedian” is a sculpture, one that continues Mr. Cattelan’s decades-long reliance on suspension to make the obvious seem ridiculous and to deflate and defeat the pretensions of earlier art."ThatMontrealIP (talk) 23:40, 8 December 2019 (UTC)

Also the more we talk about these trivialities, even in jest, the more Cattalan is getting the result he wants.ThatMontrealIP (talk) 23:42, 8 December 2019 (UTC)
Very true! Also, I'm interested to see when the page views start logging. --Kbabej (talk) 23:45, 8 December 2019 (UTC)
I changed the lede from sculpture to artwork, as it matches the article title, which I had previously changed. Most in this discussion seemed ambivalent about the wording, but if you disagree feel free to revert. ThatMontrealIP (talk) 00:15, 9 December 2019 (UTC)

Is there a reason that "banana" is not wikilinked in the lead paragraph? Mainly, I'd like to know whether there is a previous discussion I missed. --SoledadKabocha (talk) 19:42, 6 April 2021 (UTC)

Not that I'm aware of. I've linked it. – Lord Bolingbroke (talk) 19:51, 6 April 2021 (UTC)
Strictly speaking, I was also concerned about the "Everyday words understood by most readers in context" provision of MOS:OVERLINK, but I think this is a case of the "Unless a term is particularly relevant to the context in the article" exception, and I agree with the change. --SoledadKabocha (talk) 21:41, 6 April 2021 (UTC)

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A few sources in this section indicate that Joe Morford's artwork was created in 2000, while the case itself indicates the artwork was created in 2001. Moreover, a few sources indicate that the artwork is written as "Banana & Orange," while the case states the artwork is "Banana and Orange."  — Preceding unsigned comment added by IPIPenthusiast (talk • contribs) 21:05, 12 October 2023 (UTC) 

...the source doesn't mention where that's measured from. Middle of the banana? Top or bottom of the banana or tape? We are left with a number and a mystery. Randy Kryn (talk) 16:44, 29 November 2024 (UTC)

it would be burdensome to try and enumerate them, and would violate the stuff about secondary and tertiary sources and notability wouldn't it. Never mind. 136.33.143.86 (talk) 09:08, 13 January 2025 (UTC)

What countrie was it bought in 50.68.224.226 (talk) 05:38, 17 January 2025 (UTC)