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Chilean artist Marco Evaristti (left) presented his friends with his newest creation on Thursday night: Meatballs cooked with fat from his own body, extracted by liposuction.
'Ladies and gentleman, bon appetit and may God bless,' said Evaristti, a glass in his hand, to his dining companions seated around a table at the Animal Gallery in Chile's capital, Santiago.
On the plates in front of them was a serving of agnolotti pasta and in the middle, a meatball made with the fat that Evaristti had removed from his body last last year.
'You are not a cannibal if you eat art,' he added. He described it as a criticism of the plastic surgery market.
Evaristti produced 48 meatballs from his own fat, some of which will be canned and sold for US$4,000 ($6,200) for 10. Two cans have already been sold to collectors for US$23,200 each.
He claimed that the meatballs were not only delicious, but contained less fat than supermarket meatballs.
The artist said he, if no one else, would enjoy the meal.
The man is an old hand at shock-art.
In an earlier work, Evaristti invited people to kill live fish by pressing the button on a blender the fish were held in.
In April 2004, he dyed an enormous iceberg in Greenland with red paint.
Another work used the blood of Bangkok traffic victims into paintings depicting their tragic deaths.
Six years ago, four artists under the direction of sculptor Hugo Marn showed their contempt for Evaristti's fish piece by running into the gallery and unplugging the blenders.
'Ladies and gentleman, bon appetit and may God bless,' said Evaristti, a glass in his hand, to his dining companions seated around a table at the Animal Gallery in Chile's capital, Santiago.
On the plates in front of them was a serving of agnolotti pasta and in the middle, a meatball made with the fat that Evaristti had removed from his body last last year.
'You are not a cannibal if you eat art,' he added. He described it as a criticism of the plastic surgery market.
Evaristti produced 48 meatballs from his own fat, some of which will be canned and sold for US$4,000 ($6,200) for 10. Two cans have already been sold to collectors for US$23,200 each.
He claimed that the meatballs were not only delicious, but contained less fat than supermarket meatballs.
The artist said he, if no one else, would enjoy the meal.
The man is an old hand at shock-art.
In an earlier work, Evaristti invited people to kill live fish by pressing the button on a blender the fish were held in.
In April 2004, he dyed an enormous iceberg in Greenland with red paint.
Another work used the blood of Bangkok traffic victims into paintings depicting their tragic deaths.
Six years ago, four artists under the direction of sculptor Hugo Marn showed their contempt for Evaristti's fish piece by running into the gallery and unplugging the blenders.
So, Coddy, are we having you for dinner anytime soon?
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