An art student removed the fruit from a wall at the Leeum Museum of Art in Seoul and proceeded to devour it.
On Thursday, an art student from Seoul National University found it to be the latter, when he removed the fruit — an iconic work by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan — from off a wall at the Leeum Museum of Art in Seoul, South Korea where it was displayed. Then he proceeded to devour it.
"The student told the museum he ate it because he was hungry," a museum spokesperson told CNN in a phone call. Entitled"Comedian," the work became one of the art world's biggest viral moments when it sold for $120,000 at Art Basel Miami Beach in December 2019. Two other editions of the piece also sold at the fair.
After chomping down the fruit, the South Korean student taped the peel back on to the wall. The peel was later replaced by the museum with a fresh banana."It happened suddenly, so no special action was taken. The artist was informed of the incident but he didn't have any reaction to it," the museum spokesperson added.currently running at the Seoul-based museum until July 16.
"Comedian" by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, is on display in Leeum Museum of Art until July 16 in Seoul, South KoreaThis wasn't the first time someone thought the artwork was ripe for picking., performance artist David Datuna unceremoniously plucked the banana on display at the Perrotin gallery at Art Basel in Miami and gobbled it up as stunned onlookers watched.
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