Art Basel: Maurizio Cattelan’s US$120.000 installation banana eaten by another artist.
An artwork of an overripe banana duct-taped to a wall that sold for US$120.000 has been eaten by a separate performance artist. The artwork, titled Comedian, by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, was on display at the international gallery Perrotin at Art Basel in Miami. Three buyers bought the limited-edition pieces of the banana art this week. But performance artist David Datuna pulled it from the wall, peeled it and devoured it on Saturday. "Art performance by me. I love Maurizio Cattelan artwork and I really love this installation...