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Maurizio Cattelan

Posted inSatire

From Cattelan’s Golden Toilet to Bored Apes, We Think This Art Should Be on Succession

by Valentina Di Liscia January 17, 2022January 18, 2022

Shiv would definitely have a Chihuly chandelier.

Posted inOpinion

A New Commission at the National Museum in Warsaw Is Dangerously Homophobic

by Maria Cynkier October 21, 2020November 5, 2020

The new commemorative religious installation at the National Museum is hostile towards the LGBTQ community and does not uphold the values it claims to propagate.

Posted inIn Brief

Maurizio Cattelan’s Notorious Banana Sculpture Donated to Guggenheim Museum

by Valentina Di Liscia September 21, 2020November 5, 2020

The controversial sculpture has been donated anonymously to the New York institution.

Posted inArt

The Artist Who Ate the Art Basel Banana Returns With a Surprisingly Sentimental Exhibition of His Own

by Hakim Bishara February 21, 2020February 22, 2020

For The Hungry Artist Exhibit, David Datuna invites us to reenact the “performance piece” in which he ate Maurizio Cattelan’s $120,000 banana artwork.

Posted inOpinion

Memes and Banannigans From Art Basel Miami Beach

by Sarah Rose Sharp December 10, 2019December 10, 2019

Maurizio Cattelan’s ludicrous banana artwork has gone viral for its $120,000 price tag. While the mainstream media has created a frenzy around the sculpture, the internet also offers an incredible selection of memes.

Posted inNews

“It Tasted Like $120,000,” Says Artist Who Ate Maurizio Cattelan’s Infamous Banana Artwork

by Hakim Bishara December 9, 2019November 12, 2020

“It’s not vandalism, I’m a performance artist,” David Datuna said proudly of the stunt, which has permeated the internet and the mainstream press.

Posted inArt

Golden Toilet Heist Becomes Fodder for New Art Insurance Campaign

by Sarah Rose Sharp November 14, 2019November 14, 2019

Arte Generali saw a solid gold opportunity to penetrate the Italian art market, poking fun at the theft of Maurizio Cattelan’s gold toilet in its new campaign.

Posted inIn Brief

Oh, Crap! Thieves Swipe Solid Gold Toilet Worth $6M

by Sarah Rose Sharp September 16, 2019October 23, 2019

Maurizio Cattelan’s golden throne was stolen from the Blenheim Art Foundation.

A guerrilla intervention in the Guggenheim Museum's fourth floor bathroom (photo provided to Hyperallergic by anonymous source)
Posted inNews

Someone Yarn-Bombed a Guggenheim Museum Toilet with Gold Crochet

by Kurt McVey March 7, 2018March 7, 2018

The guerrilla intervention was in place for two hours during the museum’s pay-what-you-wish period on Saturday.

Posted inIn Brief

Fox Business Anchor Outraged at Guggenheim in Wake of Golden Toilet Offer

by Benjamin Sutton January 30, 2018

From a slew of negative reviews on Yelp and Facebook to a Fox anchor calling on chief curator Nancy Spector to resign, the backlash to revelations that the Guggenheim offered the Trumps a gold toilet is many-pronged.

Posted inIn Brief

Trumps Wanted a van Gogh for the White House But Were Offered a Gold Toilet

by Elisa Wouk Almino January 25, 2018

When Donald and Melania Trump requested a Vincent van Gogh painting from the Guggenheim, the museum responded with a counteroffer.

Posted inFilm

Maurizio Cattelan’s Latest Prank Is a Documentary About His Life and Work

by Benjamin Sutton April 13, 2017

Maurizio Cattelan: Be Right Back makes an unconventional yet compelling case for the profundity of the artist’s elaborate sculptural jokes.

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