Overview

• An art student ate Maurizio Cattelan's "Comedian" banana art installation at the Leeum Museum of Art in Seoul, South Korea.
• The student claimed he was hungry after skipping breakfast and thought damaging the artwork could be considered art in itself.
• The banana is replaced every few days but the museum will not charge the student with any damages.
• Cattelan's provocative artworks frequently court controversy, with this piece previously selling for $120,000 at Art Basel Miami Beach.
• Other artists have previously eaten the banana, calling it a critique of wealth inequality and the excesses of the art world.