Overview

• On July 12, a visitor at Centre Pompidou Metz consumed the banana component of Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian, marking the fourth known eating of the work.
• Staff invoked the artist’s detailed protocol to swap in a fresh banana immediately after the incident.
• The museum confirmed no police report was filed, noting the fruit is intended to be a replaceable element.
• Comedian uses its expendable banana and duct tape to critique financial speculation and highlight the fragility of art-market value systems.
• The work remains on view through February 2, 2027 as part of the Centre Pompidou Metz exhibition “The Endless Sunday.”