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Someone Stole Maurizio Cattelan’s Banana, and the Centre Pompidou-Metz Is Pressing Charges
In reality, little was lost in the scuffle over the conceptual work.
What happened
According to ARTnews’s source item, Someone Stole Maurizio Cattelan’s Banana, and the Centre Pompidou-Metz Is Pressing Charges, In reality, little was lost in the scuffle over the conceptual work.
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- Someone Stole Maurizio Cattelan’s Banana, and the Centre Pompidou-Metz Is Pressing ChargesARTnews - 2026-06-01T15:13:32+00:00
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