A Durian Is Now Taped To A Wall Because Art
Durian > banana.
By Tamara Jayne — 10 Dec 2019, 10:54 AM
Art is subjective. Sometimes it's a half-length portrait of a woman painted in the 1500's. And sometimes it's a piece of fruit... taped to a wall.
Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan's latest art installation, which went on sale last week, was a banana duct-taped to a wall priced at USD120,000 (RM499,272).
As Malaysians, I think we can all predict what happens to food left out in the open - it either gets spoilt or eaten up.
So it was only a matter of time before someone called out the fruit for what it is - a banana that should not be wasted
On Saturday, 7 December, performance artist David Datuna ripped off the tape and began eating the banana in front of a group of very stunned onlookers.
He posted a video on his Instagram account with the caption, "I love Maurizio Cattelan artwork and I really love this installation. It's very delicious."
According to CNN, the banana can be replaced if needed because the artist's instructions for the work are "intentionally imprecise".
However, on Sunday, the gallery announced that the installation was completely removed due to public safety concerns.
Following the drama, a store in Singapore recently mimicked the art piece by duct-taping a durian to a wall
99 Old Trees is a cafe in Singapore that serves durians and desserts.
Their clever masterpiece titled, 'Durian Tape to White Wall', is selling for SGD163,056 (RM498,883), according to its Facebook post on Monday, 9 December.
The caption read, "Looks like Art, Smells like Fart. A durian bondage art as a reminder of our forefathers' past struggles. The duct tape signifies the oppression from our colonial past."
The cafe even added that it would absorb the GST or throw in the wall for an extra SGD50 (RM153)
