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BBC News
21-07-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Banana artwork at museum gets eaten... AGAIN!
Have you ever been on a school trip and felt a little hungry?Well, one visitor to a museum in France took their cravings a little too decided to tuck into a banana taped to the wall, that was part of an installation by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan. And, it's not the first time that the fruit in the artwork has been eaten!However, according to staff at the museum, the work was "reinstalled within minutes". The incident occurred at the Pompidou-Metz museum in eastern artwork, called Comedian, consists of a ripe banana duct-taped to a hungry visitor decided to take a bite into the fresh artwork, valued at tens of thousands of all was lost though, as museum staff explained: "As the fruit is perishable, it is regularly replaced according to instructions from the artist."It's not the first time that the fruity artwork has been enjoyed by members of the edible creation has sparked controversy ever since it made its debut six years 2019, performance artist David Datuna ate one of Mr Cattelan's art pieces on display at an art gallery in Miami, in the in 2023, a South Korean art student tucked into the banana, at an exhibition in the country's capital, said he was "hungry" after skipping breakfast and suggested that the installation was taped in order to eaten.
Malay Mail
19-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Malay Mail
Banana artwork eaten again: Visitor bites into US$6.2m ‘Comedian'
STRASBOURG, July 19 — A visitor to a French museum bit into a fresh banana worth millions of dollars taped to a wall last week, exhibitors said yesterday, in the latest such consumption of the conceptual artwork. Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan — whose provocative creation entitled 'Comedian' was bought for US$6.2 million (RM26.3 million) in New York last year — said he was disappointed the person did not also eat the skin and the tape. After the hungry visitor struck on Saturday last week, 'security staff rapidly and calmly intervened,' the Pompidou-Metz museum in eastern France said. The work was 'reinstalled within minutes', it added. 'As the fruit is perishable, it is regularly replaced according to instructions from the artist.' Cattelan noted the banana-eater had 'confused the fruit for the work of art'. 'Instead of eating the banana with its skin and duct tape, the visitor just consumed the fruit,' he said. Cattelan's edible creation has sparked controversy ever since it made its debut at the 2019 Art Basel show in Miami Beach. He has explained the banana work as a commentary on the art market, which he has criticised in the past for being speculative and failing to help artists. The New York Post said the asking price of US$120,000 for 'Comedian' in 2019 was evidence that the market was 'bananas' and the art world had 'gone mad'. It has been eaten before. Performance artist David Datuna ate 'Comedian' in 2019, saying he felt 'hungry' while inspecting it at the Miami show. Chinese-born crypto founder Justin Sun last year forked out US$6.2 million for the work, then ate it in front of cameras. As well as his banana work, Cattelan is also known for producing an 18-carat, fully functioning gold toilet called 'America' that was offered to Donald Trump during his first term in the White House. A British court in March found two men guilty of stealing it during an exhibition in 2020 in the United Kingdom, from an 18th-century stately home that was the birthplace of wartime prime minister Winston Churchill. It was split up into parts and none of the gold was ever recovered. — AFP
South China Morning Post
18-07-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
France museum-goer eats million-dollar banana taped to wall
A visitor to a French museum bit into a fresh banana worth millions of dollars taped to a wall last week, exhibitors said on Friday, in the latest such consumption of the conceptual artwork. Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan – whose provocative creation titled Comedian was bought for US$6.2 million in New York last year – said he was disappointed the person did not also eat the skin and the tape. After the hungry visitor struck on Saturday last week, 'security staff rapidly and calmly intervened', the Pompidou-Metz museum in eastern France said. The work was 'reinstalled within minutes', it added. 'As the fruit is perishable, it is regularly replaced according to instructions from the artist.' 01:46 Infamous duct-taped banana eaten by crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun Infamous duct-taped banana eaten by crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun Cattelan noted the banana-eater had 'confused the fruit for the work of art'.
France 24
18-07-2025
- Entertainment
- France 24
Visitor eats $6.2 million banana artwork at French museum
A visitor to a French museum bit into a fresh banana worth millions of dollars taped to a wall last week, exhibitors said on Friday, in the latest such consumption of the conceptual artwork. Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan – whose provocative creation entitled "Comedian" was bought for $6.2 million in New York last year – said he was disappointed the person did not also eat the skin and the tape. After the hungry visitor struck on Saturday last week, "security staff rapidly and calmly intervened," the Pompidou-Metz museum in eastern France said. The work was "reinstalled within minutes", it added. "As the fruit is perishable, it is regularly replaced according to instructions from the artist." Cattelan noted the banana-eater had "confused the fruit for the work of art". "Instead of eating the banana with its skin and duct tape, the visitor just consumed the fruit," he said. Cattelan's edible creation has sparked controversy ever since it made its debut at the 2019 Art Basel show in Miami Beach. He has explained the banana work as a commentary on the art market, which he has criticised in the past for being speculative and failing to help artists. The New York Post said the asking price of $120,000 for "Comedian" in 2019 was evidence that the market was "bananas" and the art world had "gone mad". It has been eaten before. Performance artist David Datuna ate "Comedian" in 2019, saying he felt "hungry" while inspecting it at the Miami show. Chinese-born crypto founder Justin Sun last year forked out $6.2 million for the work, then ate it in front of cameras. As well as his banana work, Cattelan is also known for producing an 18-carat, fully functioning gold toilet called "America" that was offered to Donald Trump during his first term in the White House. A British court in March found two men guilty of stealing it during an exhibition in 2020 in the United Kingdom, from an 18th-century stately home that was the birthplace of wartime prime minister Winston Churchill. It was split up into parts and none of the gold was ever recovered.
France 24
18-07-2025
- Entertainment
- France 24
France museum-goer eats million-dollar banana taped to wall
Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan -- whose provocative creation entitled "Comedian" was bought for $6.2 million in New York last year -- said he was disappointed the person did not also eat the skin and the tape. After the hungry visitor struck on Saturday last week, "security staff rapidly and calmly intervened," the Pompidou-Metz museum in eastern France said. The work was "reinstalled within minutes", it added. "As the fruit is perishable, it is regularly replaced according to instructions from the artist." Cattelan noted the banana-eater had "confused the fruit for the work of art". "Instead of eating the banana with its skin and duct tape, the visitor just consumed the fruit," he said. Cattelan's edible creation has sparked controversy ever since it made its debut at the 2019 Art Basel show in Miami Beach. He has explained the banana work as a commentary on the art market, which he has criticised in the past for being speculative and failing to help artists. The New York Post said the asking price of $120,000 for "Comedian" in 2019 was evidence that the market was "bananas" and the art world had "gone mad". It has been eaten before. Performance artist David Datuna ate "Comedian" in 2019, saying he felt "hungry" while inspecting it at the Miami show. Chinese-born crypto founder Justin Sun last year forked out $6.2 million for the work, then ate it in front of cameras. As well as his banana work, Cattelan is also known for producing an 18-carat, fully functioning gold toilet called "America" that was offered to Donald Trump during his first term in the White House. A British court in March found two men guilty of stealing it during an exhibition in 2020 in the United Kingdom, from an 18th-century stately home that was the birthplace of wartime prime minister Winston Churchill. It was split up into parts and none of the gold was ever recovered.
