Hungry Visitor Eats $120,000 Banana "Sculpture" At Miami's Art Basel

Meera Dolasia
Mon, 09 Dec 2019 11:47:54 -0800

On December 7, 2019, David Datuna was admiring the modern and contemporary works of art on display from 200 of the world's leading galleries at Miami's Art Basel, when hunger pangs hit. Fortunately for the New York-based artist, there was a ripe banana just waiting to be eaten. The only problem? The tropical fruit stuck to the wall with duct tape was no ordinary banana — it was an art installation that had just been sold by Perrotin, an international art gallery, for $120,000!