David Datuna eats Maurizio Cattelan's $120,000 banana at Art Basel Miami Beach

At Art Basel Miami Beach, David Datuna consumed Maurizio Cattelan's 'Comedian' (2019), a banana taped to the wall at Emmanuel Perrotin's booth that reportedly sold for $120,000. The work was removed a day later due to safety concerns from large crowds. Lawrence Abu Hamdan, co-winner of the 2019 Turner Prize, received the Edvard Munch Art Award with a £42,000 prize and a solo exhibition at Munchmuseet in Oslo. Sigurður Guðjónsson will represent Iceland at the 59th Venice Biennale, while Rebecca Lamarche-Vadel will curate the 2020 Riga Biennial titled 'and suddenly it all blossoms' opening 16 May. FotoFest in Houston presents 'African Cosmologies: Photography, Time, and the Other' curated by Mark Sealy from 8 March. The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA) recognized its employees' union, bypassing an election process.