Hungry student eats $120,000 banana artwork in museum.
A South Korean college student ate the duct-taped banana art installation, Comedian, by Maurizio Cattelan, at the Leeum Museum of Art in Seoul, citing hunger as the reason. The banana is frequently replaced to keep the installation looking fresh. The student reattached the peel to the wall and suggested his actions might qualify as art. The museum won't pursue damages, and the artist reportedly said it wasn't a problem. Comedian is the centerpiece of a large exhibition of Cattelan's art at the Leeum that's going on through July.