Maurizio Cattelan

Maurizio Cattelan's Salacious Stickers For Vice

Posted 03.12.2012

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If you are taking a leisurely stroll in a metropolitan area and happen to see a sticker that reads DILDO, don't be alarmed. In fact, you may want to s...

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Making Sense Of FIAC

Anna Tunick | Posted 01.08.2012

This year the FIAC contemporary art fair unfolded under the brilliant glass canopy of the Grand Palais accompanied by a series of installations throughout Paris. Several themes caught my eye:

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Hanging Out At The Guggenheim

ARTINFO | Posted 01.09.2012

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Irreverence -- for the art world, for art history, and for the culture at large -- seems to be the defining feature of "All."

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Steven King Goes Back To The Future, J. Edgar Puts On A Dress

Posted 01.07.2012

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Monday, Nov. 7 The recently launched (or rather, dropped) exhibit of Italian prankster artist Maurizio Cattelan's objets d'arts, hung by thread fro...

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Maurizio Cattelan's Art Hangs From Guggenheim's Spiral

| Amy Zimmer | Posted 01.04.2012

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UPPER EAST SIDE — The Guggenheim has once again up-ended things in its iconic Frank Lloyd Wright building. Instead of installing art along the bu...

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12 Craziest Sculptures

Oddee.com | David Moye | Posted 12.10.2011

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Art is in the eye of the beholder, but there are some sculptures that can make you think your eyes are going crazy. ...

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Sarkozy Accused of Cronyism After Versailles Appointment

Posted 12.02.2011

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As one of France's foremost tourist attractions, the Palace of Versailles is subject to careful scrutiny; it comes as no surprise that French Presiden...

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Art Basel Sells Nearly $2 Billion Worth Of Art

Bloomberg | Posted 08.20.2011

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The year’s biggest test so far for contemporary art dealers, in Switzerland, ended with galleries saying that demand and prices have returned to 200...

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Gestural Painting, Roasting Pigs & Scratching Heads: Josh Smith's New Exhibition

Dorothy Spears | Posted 07.16.2011

Josh Smith and his dinosaur painting, Brant Foundation/courtesy Billy Farrell Agency If lush green paddocks, a pig roast, an abundance of celebriti...

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PHOTOS: The Art That Inspires Dior

Evelyne Politanoff | Posted 07.08.2011

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On February 12, 1947, Christian Dior presented his first collection on Avenue Montaigne. The revolution is underway and the new look is born. Unknown ...

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Art in Anticipation: 11 Reasons to Look Forward to 2011

Rebecca Taylor | Posted 05.25.2011

Whether he's striking down the pope with a meteorite or restraining his dealer to a gallery wall with masking tape, Maurizio Cattelan does it with wit and panache. This promises to be an unprecedented and, likely, unorthodox installation.

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Simon Says, It's Open House

Spread ArtCulture | Posted 05.25.2011

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Let the drum-rolls begin -- Simon dePury, the market-savvy chairman of Phillips de Pury & Company, was at hand to christen the new Park Avenue location for the inaugural preview of the Part 1-Contemporary Art Evening Sale.

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Two Thumbs Up for Giant Offensive Fingers

Todd Hartley | Posted 05.25.2011

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Imagine if a giant middle finger were on display right outside the New York Stock Exchange. Kudos to you, Maurizio Cattelan and the Milan City Council, for creating the statue and allowing it to stay where it is.

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ENTOMBED ART: Polly Morgan Escort Us Into the After-Life

Spread ArtCulture | Posted 05.25.2011

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By Kiša Lala "Polly Morgan, Systemic Inflammation, 2010, Taxidermy finches and canaries, steel, leather © Polly Morgan" UK artist Polly Morgan's...

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Celebrating Art For Its Own Sake (in Chelsea, of all places)

Jonathan Melber | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Maurizio Cattelan, Art Fairs, Art, Cecilia Alemani, Non-Profits, Contemporary Art, Arts Organizations, Art Galleries, Chelsea, X-Initiative, New York News

Over 1800 people flooded the old Dia Art Foundation building for in Chelsea the opening of No Soul For Sale. It is a sort of anti-art-fair fair.

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