A man ate $120,000 duct-taped banana art: ‘I really love this installation. It’s very delicious’
Days after Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan’s duct-taped banana work went viral, the art piece saw a splitting new development: a man ate the real-life $120,000 banana stuck to the wall at Art Basel in Miami.Â
According to video footage, artist David Datuna approached the exhibit, as others had done to take photos. He peeled the banana off the wall, announced he was participating in “performance art” and dubbed himself a “hungry artist.”Â
“I love Maurizio Cattelan artwork and I really love this installation,” he later captioned an Instagram post. “It’s very delicious.”Â
“Are you kidding?” Gallery Director Peggy Leboeuf can be heard asking moments later. “This is so stupid.”Â
“No,” Datuna replied.Â
Leboeuf told BBC Datuna was asked to leave but not arrested. “We can go further, but I don’t think we will,” she added. USA TODAY has reached out to Art Basel for further comment.Â
Don’t worry: the banana was replaced after the incident.Â
Original story:A duct-taped banana art work is selling for $120,000 at Art Basel in Miami
