In a split second, a man takes a $120,000 banana and eats it, declaring it tastes good, while a speechless crowd watches on.
An artist has caused a ruckus in the art world after he grabbed a prized banana that had been taped to a wall and sold for $US120,000 and ate it in what he declared as his own performance art.
Security escorted Mr Datuna from the gallery soon afterwards, however, Artnet reported that no charges would be brought against him. In a video of what Mr Datuna has called his own performance art, he commented that the banana tasted good but said there was"too much tape" for his liking. The artwork, titled Comedian — of which there were three versions — had earlier sold for $US120,000 .On Instagram, Mr Datuna declared his own artwork the"Hungry Artist", saying:"I love Maurizio Cattelan artwork and I really love this installation. It's very delicious".The stunt has been praised on social media as a hilarious prank.
One user said:"Not all heroes wear capes", while another wrote on Mr Datuna's Instagram post that:"You eating that banana might be the best thing I've seen all year."
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