South Korean student ate $180,000 artwork because ‘he was hungry’

A South Korean student has eaten a banana which was part of an iconic work by artist Maurizio Cattelan because he was hungry.

The art student removed the banana from a wall at the Leeum Museum of Art in Seoul.

Art historian at the University of Melbourne, Professor Christopher Marshall, says it’s “kind of a terrific response”.

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“It’s made for people to respond to,” he told Ross and Russel.

One edition of the artwork, entitled ‘Comedian’ sold for US$120,000 (AU$180,966) in 2019.

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