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A French museum has filed a criminal complaint after someone stole the banana from Maurizio Cattelan’s controversial artwork “Comedian.”
\n The Centre Pompidou-Metz reported the theft of the perishable component of the piece on Saturday.
\n This marks the latest in a string of incidents involving the banana taped to a wall, which previously sold for more than $6 million.<\/p>\n
\n AI-generated summary was reviewed by a CNN editor.<\/p>\n
\n An art museum in France<\/a> has filed a legal complaint after a banana that makes up part of Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan\u2019s<\/a> controversial artwork \u201cComedian\u201d was stolen.\n <\/p>\n \n 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.\n <\/p>\n \n The gallery \u201chas filed a complaint with the relevant authorities against persons unknown,\u201d it said in the statement.\n <\/p>\n \n The theft \u201cundermines the respect due to the works on display and temporarily deprives visitors of part of the experience offered by the exhibition,\u201d it added.\n <\/p>\n \n It noted, however, that \u201cthe perishable component of the work has been replaced, and the work has been restored to its original presentation as quickly as possible.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n CNN has contacted the High Court of Metz and the Perrotin Gallery, which sold the artwork, for comment.\n <\/p>\n \n This is not the first incident involving \u201cComedian,\u201d which comprises a fresh banana taped to a wall.\n <\/p>\n