Maurizio Cattelan - Finestre sull'Arte

Maurizio Cattelan created a work of art using the ashes of a deceased friend

Maurizio Cattelan has created a work that holds the ashes of a deceased friend. The piece is titled *Dust*, one of the new works presented as part of *NIGHT*, the exhibition that the Padua-born artist opened today at the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berli...
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Maurizio Cattelan Transforms a Museum in Berlin into a Contemporary Church

Maurizio Cattelan Sets Out to Conquer Germany: After winning the 2026 edition of the Preis der Nationalgalerie, the Padua-born artist is set to have an exhibition at the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin, which opens today: “NIGHT” is the first major s...
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Cattelan's new provocation: a hotline to confess your sins to him

A telephone number to confess one's sins, but without any religious authority. This is the latest provocation by Maurizio Cattelan, who returns to question symbols and rituals of Catholicism with a participatory project that combines art, irony and d...
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Cattelan by the pound: his toilet sold for over $12 million

On November 18, 2025, Maurizio Cattelan 'swork America sold at Sotheby 's The Now and Contemporary evening auction for $12,110,000, marking the first public sale of this work in 2016. Made from just over 100 kilograms of solid 18-karat gold, the toil...
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Germany, Maurizio Cattelan wins the Preis der Nationalgalerie 2026

Going to Maurizio Cattelan (Padua, 1960) is the 2026 edition of the Preis der Nationalgalerie, the prize that the Berlin museum awards every two years: the novelty is that, if previous editions (the prize has existed since 2000) tended to reward youn...
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Cattelan's famous gold toilet goes up for auction: America for sale at Sotheby's

America, Maurizio Cattelan's celebrated gold toilet , will go up for auction at Sotheby 's on Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. for The Now and Contemporary evening auction. The work, from 2016, is a fully functioning toilet made from just over 100 kilograms of soli...
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Maurizio Cattelan receives an award, but to collect it he sends ... a portrait of himself done by a robot

The 2025 edition of the Marmomac Best Communicator Award was held yesterday in Verona, as part of the leading exhibition dedicated to the techno-lapid supply chain, Marmomac, running at Veronafiere until Sept. 26. The award, given annually to persona...
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Cattelan organizes global treasure hunt: three winners will take home three of his sculptures

Maurizio Cattelan returns to surprise the contemporary art world with an initiative that links provocation and collective participation: the artist has announced the launch of a new limited edition sculpture, accompanied by a global hunt involving co...
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