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Maurizio Cattelan’s Banana Artwork Consumed for Fourth Time at Centre-Pompidou Metz

Comedian remains on view at the Centre-Pompidou Metz through February 2027 after being restored in line with Cattelan’s instructions.

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famous $6.2M banana art
"Comedian" by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan
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Overview

  • On July 12 a museum visitor at Centre-Pompidou Metz in eastern France ate the banana component of Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian.
  • Security staff intervened swiftly under museum protocols and reinstalled a fresh banana within minutes without filing a police report.
  • The work’s banana is designated a replaceable element that is routinely refreshed under strict instructions from the artist.
  • Previous eatings occurred at Art Basel Miami Beach in 2019 by David Datuna, at the Leeum Museum in Seoul in 2023 by an art student, and after a Sotheby’s sale in 2024 by Justin Sun.
  • Comedian is part of the Endless Sunday exhibition at Pompidou-Metz, which explores everyday objects and institutional critique and remains on view through February 2027.