Maurizio Cattelan (Contemporary Artists)
by Francesco Bonami, Nancy Spector, Barbara Vanderlinden, Massimiliano Gioni
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Author: Barbara Vanderlinden, Francesco Bonami, Massimiliano Gioni, Nancy SpectorEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-05-01
ISBN: 0714843067
Number of pages: 212
Publisher: Phaidon Press
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Book Review: Cattelan, Quater the Size Double the fun
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is a must have for any fan of Maurizio Cattelan. When Phiadon Press asked the artists if they could publish a book on him in a series of books on contemporary artists, he insisted the book be one quarter size of all the others in the series. If you think that is interesting, wait until you see the rest of the images, and read the interviews, WOW. This guy is amazingly intelligent and defined in his methods and concepts.
The book unfortunately is just not enough info on the artist, but there is not one printed book yet that does have all the info, but this is a great book for anyone who is interested in learnig about this fantastic contemporary artist.
Summary of Maurizio Cattelan (Contemporary Artists)
This comprehensive monograph documents the work of Maurizio Cattelan, the best-known Italian artist to have emerged internationally in the 1990s. His work has featured in three editions of the Venice Biennale (1993; 1997; 1999) and in major venues worldwide, including The Museum of Modern Art, New York (1998); and the Tate Gallery, London (1999). Cattelan creates sculptures that mock the art system and even the artist himself, with considerable wit and audacity. Poking fun at art history (with, for example, a giant, Disneyland-type figure of Pablo Picasso greeting visitors at New York's Museum of Modern Art), monumentality (with a tomb-like marble epitaph listing all the football matches lost by the England team, exhibited in a prominent London gallery), his native Italy (in a major exhibition celebrating new Italian art, Cattelan created a rug forming a map of his country - inevitably trampled and soiled beneath museum visitors' feet), and often makes fun of himself and his own inability to be a responsible, "serious" artist. Part jester, part accuser of the contemporary art world, part thief, Cattelan also conveys a lonely desperation behind the humour and sarcasm in his unconventional works.Artists, A-Z Books
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