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Maurizio Cattelan
Born: 1960
Citizenship: it
Place(s) of work: New York (us) ; Milan (it)
Bio:
Italian sculptor Maurizio Cattelan interprets contemporary issues of power, death, and authority in artworks which border on the absurd. The emotional responses that his performances and installations elicit are made possible by the sensitive political, religious, and cultural allusions he appropriates as subject matter. In his subversion of propriety, Cattelan’s works often implicate the art world through a critique of its own institutions. … (read more)
Techniques & Media: Installation, Performance Art, Sculpture
Influenced by : Andy Warhol
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Palazzo Grassi-François Pinault Foundation
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