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Someone Stole Maurizio Cattelan’s Notorious Banana Artwork — and the Museum Isn’t Amused

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An art museum in France has filed a legal complaint after a banana that makes up part of Italian artist Maurizio Cattelans controversial artwork Comedian was stolen.The theft was reported by a security guard at the Centre Pompidou-Metz in the city of Metz, eastern France, on Saturday, according to a statement from the museum published the same day.The gallery has filed a complaint with the relevant authorities against persons unknown, it said in…

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According to the museum, it is one of the most talked-about works of contemporary art.

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The Pompidou Museum of Modern Art in Metz, France, announced on Sunday, May 31, that it filed a complaint against unknown persons after it discovered the theft of the work "Commedian, famous banana glued with wall tape. Article of the famous banana from the work exhibited in the Pompidou Museum in France was stolen again first appears in Romania TV.

The Italian artist's 'Comedian' work has been subtracted from the Pompidou-Metz Centre in France, starring in a new controversial episode

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The banana that integrates Comedian, the controversial conceptual work of the Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, was subtracted this Saturday from the Centre Pompidou-Metz, in northeastern France, although the piece was re-exhibited a few hours later after the replacement of the fruit according to the protocol foreseen for the installation. The museum reported that the disappearance was detected around 14 o'clock by a surveillance agent and that,…

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A museum of art in France registered a legal complaint after a banana that is part of the controversial work of art of the Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan was stolen. The theft was reported by a security guard at the Centre Pompidou-Metz, in the city of Metz, in the east of France, on Saturday (30), according to a statement from the museum published on the same day. The gallery registered a complaint with the competent authorities against unkno…

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romaniatv.net broke the news on Wednesday, June 3, 2026.
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