Paris, Cattelan's banana disappears again: theft report at the Pompidou-Metz Museum

Art The museum, a branch of the famous Pompidou Centre in Paris, announced that it had filed a complaint against unknown persons for theft 31 May 2026 New twist around 'Comedian', the famous and controversial work by the Padua artist Maurizio Cattelan, consisting of a banana fixed to the wall with adhesive tape.

Paris, Cattelan's banana disappears again: theft report at the Pompidou-Metz Museum. Art The museum, a branch of the famous Pompidou Centre in Paris, announced that it had filed a complaint against unknown persons for theft 31 May 2026 New twist around 'Comedian', the famous and controversial work by the Padua artist Maurizio Cattelan, consisting of a banana fixed to the wall with adhesive tape. The Pompidou-Metz Museum in eastern France reported the theft of the fruit, the central element of the art installation valued at millions of dollars, to the authorities. The disappearance was discovered by a security guard on Saturday. Today, the museum, a branch of the famous Pompidou Centre in Paris, announced that it had filed a complaint against unknown persons for theft. In the meantime, the banana has been promptly replaced. This is not the...