The other was a man dressed like a banana duct-taped to a wall in Wynwood. Unlike his expensive cousin, the Banana Man might not have made any money, but he did bring laughs to a crowd Sunday afternoon.
The Banana Man made an appearance in Wynwood on the last day of Art Basel. Screenshot of @MeetTheBananaMan Instagram
Alu Caycedo, a student at Broward College, recorded the only-in-Miami sight on the last day of Art Basel.
“You never know what you will find in Miami,” Caycedo said. “People are so creative here!”
So, which banana is better?
It depends, but we have a feeling the Banana Man will be around longer than the $120,000 fruit.
For starters, he’s interactive, loves fancy sports car and also seems to be available for weddings, corporate events and funerals, according to his @meetthebananaman Instagram account.
The Banana Man poses with a sports car during his visit to Wynwood during Art Basel 2019. Courtesy of @meetthebananaman
Clearly, Miami really has gone bananas.
This story was originally published December 9, 2019 at 3:25 PM.
Michelle Marchante covers the pulse of healthcare in South Florida and also the City of Coral Gables. Before that, she covered the COVID-19 pandemic, hurricanes, crime, education, entertainment and other topics in South Florida for the Herald as a breaking news reporter. She recently won first place in the health reporting category in the 2025 Sunshine State Awards for her coverage of Steward Health’s bankruptcy. An investigative series about the abrupt closure of a Miami heart transplant program led Michelle and her colleagues to be recognized as finalists in two 2024 Florida Sunshine State Award categories. She also won second place in the 73rd annual Green Eyeshade Awards for her consumer-focused healthcare stories and was part of the team of reporters who won a 2022 Pulitzer Prize for the Miami Herald’s breaking news coverage of the Surfside building collapse. Michelle graduated with honors from Florida International University and was a 2025 National Press Foundation Covering Workplace Mental Health fellow and a 2020-2021 Poynter-Koch Media & Journalism fellow. Support my work with a digital subscription
