US $ 12,000 banana wall sticker at a museum in Miami was eaten by a male artist and museum management has stuck another fruit instead.

Performer David Datuna on December 7 caught the crowd at the Art Basel art exhibition at the Galerie Perrotin Museum, the city of Miami Beach, astonished when he grabbed a banana stuck with tape on the wall and ate it.

"Performing arts ... hungry artists," Datuna said before peeling the bananas and eating them. "Thank you, delicious banana."

A few giggles are heard in Dutuna's recording of the incident posted on his Instagram account. A manager at the showroom came confused and asked Datuna to come to a nearby room for questioning.

The banana is a work of art called "Comedian" by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan and sold to a French collector for $ 120,000. Emmanuel Perrotin, the founder of the showroom, explained that bananas are "a symbol of global trade, a kind of lingo, as well as a classic humorous image".

However, the director of public relations at the Lucien Terras museum said that Datuna did not sabotage the artwork. "Bananas are just an idea," Terras said, adding that the value of the work lies on the certificate.

Another banana was stuck on instead. "It was a bit stressful, attention-grabbing and we were not involved in this action, but it brought great feedback, especially smiles to many," Terras added.

Artist Cattelan was previously famous for works that challenged popular culture. One of these is an 18-carat gold-worth toilet worth about $ 6 million that he once offered to lend to US President Donald Trump.

The toilet in September when stolen stolen and stole from Bleinheim Palace in England. Five suspects were arrested and the insurance company of the work offered a reward of $ 124,000 in the hope of finding the toilet again.