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The $120,000 banana at the center of Maurizio Cattelan's 'Comedian' piece has been repurposed into performance art by a South Korean art student.

The $120,000 banana at the center of Maurizio Cattelan's 'Comedian' piece has been repurposed into performance art by a South Korean art student.

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A collector visiting a contemporary art fair accidentally toppled over a small glass sculpture by renowned artist Jeff Koons, shattering it to pieces.

Lauren Hodges is an associate producer for All Things Considered. She joined the show in 2018 after seven years in the NPR newsroom as a producer and editor. She doesn't mind that you used her pens, she just likes them a certain way and asks that you put them back the way you found them, thanks. Despite years working on interviews with notable politicians, public figures, and celebrities for NPR, Hodges completely lost her cool when she heard RuPaul's voice and was told to sit quietly ...

Title: What the Hell Happened: Jeff Koons Sculpture Shattered | Arts | The Harvard Crimson

Our columnist picks up the pieces of why a smashed Jeff Koons edition worth $42,000 became one of the biggest stories anywhere.

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The piece titled Hub is part of a touring installation of works by acclaimed South Korean artist Do Ho Suh at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney.

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