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A hungry student in South Korea found the artwork too a-peel-ing to resist

A South Korean art student consumed a $120,000 piece of art that comprised a banana duct-taped to a wall because he was "hungry," according to media reports. Noh Huyn-soo was filmed removing and peeling the fruit at the Leeum Museum of Art in Seoul in front of stunned onlookers, The Guardian reported. He then attached

With no qualms whatsoever for ruining the artwork, the student, after consuming the banana, pasted the fruit peel to the wall once again quite nonchalantly.

Noh Huyn-soo ate an edition of “Comedian” (2019) on display at the Leeum Museum of Art in Seoul.

The stunt was captured by the students in a minute-long clip.

An art student has eaten the central installation in an exhibit by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan. His excuse was, he was hungry.
The artwork called “Com

"Damaging an artwork could also be seen as an artwork, I thought that would be interesting ... Isnt it taped there to be eaten?" the student later said.

Museum later placed a new banana at the same spot and will not claims damages, local media reports

Called 'Comedian', the artwork is part of Cattelan's exhibition 'WE' and comprises a ripe banana duct-taped to a wall at Seoul's Leeum Museum of Art

"The banana itself is replaced regularly "every two to three days."