Banana split: Opinions divided over Melbourne council's bizarre $22k sculpture

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A bizarre statue of a banana has split opinions in the Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy and was damaged by vandals overnight. 9News

" this kind of idea about hubris or this overconfidence within western society and the way we've been drawn to excess and consumption," Mr Stone said."That was a bit of a surprise to come down this morning and see someone tried to cut it in half — but you put work out in the world and people are going to interact with it," Mr Stone said.

The statue has received a range of opinions, with not everyone in the community taking a liking to the artwork."An interesting piece — perhaps not what I would've chosen but it's art and it's meant to be thought-provoking and stop people in their tracks and it's definitely doing that," business owner Jason Cameron said.The mega $22,000 price tag of the sculpture has attracted attention, with some finding it hard to digest.

"We were not specifically aware that there was a piece of art that was going to be a banana," she said.

 

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