Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 04:48am on 22 Jul 2025,Tuesday International
Maurizio Cattelan’s famed banana artwork “Comedian” has been eaten again, this time at France’s Centre-Pompidou Metz on July 12, 2025. A visitor consumed the taped banana, prompting swift action by museum staff who quickly replaced it, per Cattelan’s instructions. The Italian artist was reportedly disappointed, clarifying the banana is replaceable and the artwork symbolizes absurdity in financial speculation. The banana has been eaten several times before — in Miami (2019), Seoul (2023), and by Chinese collector Justin Sun in 2024. The artwork last sold for $6.24 million and remains a global symbol of art market satire. (PC: CNN)
