ARTIST - MAURIZIO CATTELAN

Richard Avedon, Maurizio Cattelan, 2004

Maurizio Cattelan (1960, -) is an Italian artist based in New York. He is known for his satirical sculptures.

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Maurizion Cattelan, Absolute Vodka, 2001

Q: "What is the best moment of the day?" A:"I love the smell of Napalm in the morning" (Maurizion Cattelan)

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Maurizion Cattelan, Untitled (Inri), 2009

"Being an artist has nothing to do with fame, it has to do with art. Nevertheless, I think one has to confess a desire to be famous, otherwise one is not an artist. Art and fame are the expression of a desire to live forever." Maurizion Cattelan

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Maurizion Cattelan, Cat's Cage, 2001

"I do not know exactly why, but it seems to me that images do not belong to anybody but are instead there, at the disposal of all." Maurizion Cattelan

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Maurizio Cattelan, Ostrich, 2997

"My ideas are all the same but look different." (Maurizio Cattelan)

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Maurizion Cattelan, Bidibidobidiboo (Suicidal Squirrel), 1996

"I was a loser, most concerned with making a living. It took me 30 years to understand... I had to reinvent a system, find a way out, and set some rules that could work for me and a few others. I guess in the end that's what we all are trying to do." (Maurizio Cattelan)

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Maurizion Cattelan, Untitled, 2002

"I don't design. I don't paint. I absolutely never touch my works..." (Maurizio Cattelan)

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Maurizio Cattelan, Not Afraid of Love, 2000

"I tend not to work with a specific person in mind. Art is a matter of statistics. It's not about individuals. It's about people." (Maurizio Cattelan)

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Maurizion Cattelan, Love, 2010

(English)

The finger called LOVE has been erected in front of the Milan stock exchange for the duration of the Fashion Week happening in the city by the provocative Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan.

(Italian)
Il dito medio eretto durante la settimana della moda davanti alla borsa di Milano e' un'opera d'arte dal titolo LOVE del grande artista e provocatore Maurizio Cattelan.