An expensive piece of artwork consisting of a banana duct-taped to a wall was eaten by a South Korean art student.
When asked by museum officials why he ate the fruit, he said he was hungry after skipping breakfast, the Korea Herald reported. He also reportedly told KBS, a broadcast station, that"damaging a work of modern art could also be [interpreted as] artwork."
A general view shows 'Comedian', a banana duct-taped to a wall, during the solo exhibition 'The Last Judgment' by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan.The banana was part of Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan's"Comedian" piece. It sold in 2019 for $120,000 at
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