Why the $120,000 Banana Is the New Mona Lisa

Inside the Hive

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🗓️ 13 December 2019

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Does the $120,000 sale of a banana duct-taped to a wall at Art Basel signify the decline of capitalism, or is just really clever P.R.? Stefan Simchowitz, the notorious art dealer, joins Nick to not only defend the banana, but to (genuinely) argue that it may be the greatest work of art since the Mona Lisa. Stick around to hear Nick and Stefan discuss an egg, consumerism, and the collective banality of social media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Season 2 of Julia, the Max Original Series about the Life and Times of Julia Child returns
0:09.5	Thursday, November 16th.
0:11.6	Stream on Max and listen to dishing on Julia, the official companion
0:15.6	podcast.
0:16.6	Welcome to Inside the Hive. I'm your host Nick Building. I am very excited. I have two guests today. My first
0:25.3	guest is a banana and I'm not actually kidding about that and my second guest is someone who works
0:31.6	in the art world who was who had the guts to come on here and
0:35.3	talk to me about the $120,000 banana duct taped to a wall this week in Miami.
0:41.2	Stefan Simpowitz is now eating the banana as we sit here and talk.
0:45.7	That's a piece of art, Stephan.
0:47.7	It's a very, it's actually a very, I thought it was not ripe, but it's perfect.
0:51.2	It's perfect now, so...
0:52.4	Do you mind if I have a bite you can eat so
0:55.6	Stefan is a Los Angeles based art collector art curator and art advisor he is very
1:01.9	vocal on social media about all things related to art, culture, the economy, politics, you name it.
1:09.0	He is also a very controversial figure.
1:12.0	If you look him up, you will find lots of stories even a huge
1:15.7	magazine feature in the New York Times about his approach to discovering new artists and he is
1:22.1	you know incredibly smart.
1:23.4	I'm really excited to have a conversation with him
1:25.3	about not just the banana, but about the economy,
1:27.8	about politics, you name it.
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