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The Banana
An edition of Maurizio Cattelan’s $120,000 banana work, Comedian, was eaten on Saturday at Art Basel Miami Beach as part of what its consumer, David Datun, deemed performance art. The work was then taken off view on Sunday after its popularity “caused several uncontrollable crowd movements,” according to Perrotin gallery, which was displaying it. [ARTnews]
Critic Jason Farago weighs in on the banana, writing that “Comedian is a sculpture, one that continues Mr. Cattelan’s decades-long reliance on suspension to make the obvious seem ridiculous and to deflate and defeat the pretensions of earlier art.” [The New York Times]
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News
Donald B. Marron, a collector, financier, and former board president of the Museum of Modern Art, has died at age 85. [ARTnews]
The Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles will formally recognize a new union of over 100 of its visitor services employees. MOCA director Klaus Biesenbach said that the move aligns with our “vision for the museum as a civic-minded public institution that supports the community.” [Los Angeles Times]
Jonty Bravery, the teenager who threw a young boy off a balcony at Tate Modern in London, has pleaded guilty to attempted murder. The Times reports that Bravery, who is 18, will be sentenced on February 17. [The New York Times]
The Market
Art Basel Hong Kong, which has said it will go on as planned in March, despite ongoing protests in the city, is offering exhibitors discounts on shipments as well as walls, floors, and lighting for booths. A fair spokesperson said that the special deals “are not meant as incentives for galleries to do the Hong Kong show, but are part of an effort to mitigate their additional expenses.” [The Art Newspaper]
Here’s a recap of Art Basel Miami last week, which saw sales of works by Kehinde Wiley, Dawoud Bey, Stanley Whitney, Huma Bhabba, and more. [ARTnews]
Dealer Robert Landau will move his gallery from Montreal to a sprawling property in Lucerne, Switzerland in 2022. Located about an hour from Basel, Dreilindenpark’s grounds and buildings will be converted to exhibition spaces. [The Art Newspaper]
And More
Here’s aQ&A with photographer Andee Nathanson, whose first book includes portraits of Mick Jagger, David Hockney, Marlon Brando, and others. [Vogue]
And finally, here’s a list of important cultural events and artworks from 2019 compiled by Naima J. Keith, vice president of education and public programs at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. [Artforum]
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