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(CNN Spanish) - The famous and controversial piece of art of the banana, exhibited at the Art Basel fair, in Miami, returns to the news. And it is that an artist, who identified himself as David Datuna, decided to eat it this Saturday.
The work of art, by the Italian artist Maurizio Carrelan, entitled “The Comedian”, was sold for about 120 thousand dollars, and despite the
They ate it, a representative from the gallery where it was exposed told CNN that the person who decided to ingest the fruit should not pay for it.
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“No, he won't pay because he didn't destroy the piece of art, he just ate the banana. The piece of art is not about a food in
specifically, the piece of art is about the idea of the concept, ”said Lucien Terras, spokesman for the gallery.
The banana has been replaced and Art Basel attendees, in the city of Miami, can continue visiting this exhibition until this
Sunday, when the fair ends.
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