(December 9th, 2019) A new video posted to social media continues the saga of the duct taped banana. A real banana attached to a gallery wall with duct tape by renowned artist Maurizio Cattelan sold for $120,000. On Saturday, December 7th, performance artist David Datuna ate the banana in front of a crowd of people in the Miami gallery. The gallery owner said that the art of Cattelan, including his 2017 $6 million gold toilet titled “America” is not about the object, but “about how objects move through the world.” (The golden toilet was stolen from Blenheim Palace in England this past summer.)
The new video, shot in very low light, appears to show a man sitting on a toilet while mumbling about a banana; he then flushes the toilet. The toilet appears to shine, as if made of gold. Some viewers claim that the man is performance artist Datuna.
It appears that this particular piece of art is truly moving through the world.
posted on December 7, 2019
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