Man eats $120,000 banana taped to wall at Miami art exhibition
By DW
15 December 2019 |
1:06 pm
A "hungry" artist caused a stir at an art show after he ate a piece by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan in front of an astonished crowd. The gallery, however, has said the artwork was not destroyed.
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