Hungry student devours expensive museum artwork of duct-taped banana.
A South Korean art student ate a banana duct-taped to a wall at the Leeum Museum of Art in Seoul, which was an iconic work by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan. The student told the museum he ate it because he was hungry. The artwork, entitled "Comedian," became one of the art world's biggest viral moments when it sold for $120,000 at Art Basel Miami Beach in December 2019. The banana itself is regularly swapped out every two to three days, and is not for sale. Maurizio Cattelan is known for satirical pieces that challenge popular culture, often provoking debates around conceptual art.