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$6.2M Banana Devoured at Pompidou-Metz: Art Collector’s Snack Goes Viral

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Banana artwork by Maurizio Cattelan, valued at $6.2 million, vanished into a visitor’s mouth at France’s Pompidou-Metz; “Who ate the million-dollar banana?” and “Why are bananas taped to walls in museums?” now flood search engines. Security swiftly intervened, and Cattelan quipped, “Disappointed they skipped the skin and tape.”

After the edible masterpiece was devoured, staff at Pompidou-Metz reinstalled a new banana within minutes, as per the artist’s instructions. Trending phrases like “Is the banana in the museum real?” and “Can you eat conceptual art?” animate forums, while Cattelan’s vision of fruit as speculative capital quietly ripened. The scene: duct tape, an empty wall, and an existential snack attack.

Cattelan’s “Comedian” first sold for $120,000 in 2019, but at Pompidou-Metz, the real punchline was a million-dollar banana dissolving quietly into museum-goer lunch history.

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