Yep - those are real bananas (7,200 of them, to be exact) on a wall. It's an art installation by Stefan Sagmeister. Make Blog has more info and photos: Link
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Even though you thought this piece was nothing more than an empty stunt, it elicited responses from you that referenced poverty, homelessness, starvation, and global economic justice. Are you sure it didn’t “mean something to someone else”?
If you don't like the art, that's fine. But getting hung up on food that was "wasted" is a little peculiar.
I think it's damned cool looking, and I bet it's really awesome in person.
Why aren't all you "save the world from itself" types yelling at the people so stupid, that although they don't have enough food to feed themselves, continue to breed more and more mouths to feed?
Oh yeah, that's right. Having kids is a totally private and personal decision. Feeding them on the other hand seems to be everyone ELSE'S responsibility (especially the food artists of the world and the rich people who waste their money on AV systems).