The man who ate the $120,000 art installation featuring a banana duct-taped to a wall is far from apologetic: 'It wasn't vandalism, it was art performance from me and absolutely I am not sorry.'
By Alaa Elassar, CNN
The banana was a part of an exhibit by renowned Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan's at Art Basel Miami Beach. The piece was titled"Comedian." The artist is also known for his $6 million 18-karat-gold toilet which wasDatuna called Cattelan"one of the top artists in the world." When asked how that was possible if he ate his art, Datuna insisted that he did not consider the performance as defacing another artist's work and even called the duct taped banana a genius idea.
The artist, who has lived in New York City for 22 years, is known for dramatic performances, such as an anti-Putin show in the Red Square in Moscow. Two months before President Donald Trump was elected, Datuna installed anThe artist said he planned to eat the banana early in the morning, even saving his appetite for his potassium filled meal of the day."This is how artists talk with each other. We talk by art. This was his art and this was my performance.
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