Banana Installation Worth $120,000 Eaten By Performance Artist

An art work by Maurizio Catellan on display at Art Basel Miami Beach, consisting of a banana duct-taped to a wall, was removed and eaten by a performance artist on Saturday November 7th. The work, Comedian,  was valued at $120,000 – performer David Datuna described it as ‘delicious’. The artwork comprised a banana bought in a Miami grocery store, and a single piece of duct tape, and the gallery behind the sale, Galerie Perrotin, said...

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