Immigrant from Georgia wants to buy out Lenin's body and build a mausoleum for him in the USA

David Datuna again surprised the world community. The last time he reminded of himself in 2019, he ate a Maurizio Cattelana banana, which was sold for $ 120 thousand at the Art Basel fair in Miami. RBC Style.

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American artist of Georgian origin David Datuna expressed his desire to build a copy of the Lenin Mausoleum in Washington and to buy out the body of the leader, RIA Novosti reports.

The artist explains the meaning of this art object by the changes taking place in the USA and the movement of society towards social-communist transformations.

“Americans are tired of the policy of aggressive capitalism, in which they are forced to pay off loans all their lives and do not have free access to medicine. Lenin and his mausoleum are the most striking symbols of change, the demand for which in 2020 in the United States is especially high, and is increasingly being discussed on the eve of the presidential elections, ”the artist's press service said.

Last week, the future of the mausoleum on Red Square was at the center of a massive debate. The Union of Architects of Russia announced a competition for the best concept for its reuse. The organization intended to "architecturally comprehend how the mausoleum can be used in the very situation when Lenin's body will be taken out after 50 years." However, the communists opposed the competition, accusing the architects of "violating historical continuity." As a result, the competition was canceled.

On the subject: 'Thank you, very tasty': an immigrant from Georgia ate an exhibit worth $ 120 at an art show in Florida

American artist of Georgian origin David Datuna gained popularity on the international art scene in the early 2000s for his provocative work using eyeglass lenses. Among the most famous works of Datuna are a series of state and regional flags, as well as a portrait of Vladimir Putin composed of images of Mona Lisa (sold at the Art Moscow fair for € 269, or $ 317) and a portrait of Natalia Vodianova, composed of thousands words LOVE (sold for € 600 thousand, or $ 707,8 thousand to a Gazprom representative).

In 2019, Datuna once again shocked (and amused) the public: he ate an art object by artist Maurizio Cattelan at the Art Basel contemporary art exhibition. The exhibit was called "The Comedian" and was a banana taped to the wall with mounting tape. Datong posted a video of eating a banana on Instagram.

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