Maurizio Cattelan - Finestre sull'Arte

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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Maurizio Cattelan's new provocation: the artist transforms Bergamo with 5 monumental works

Five iconic works, four symbolic places, an entire city involved in an artistic experience that blends history, provocation and reflection. This is Seasons, the new exhibition by Maurizio Cattelan (Padua, 1960), one of the most discussed and influent...
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"Decentralized" Cattelan's banana: given to a life sentence convict pardoned by Trump

The scene took place in Las Vegas, during the Bitcoin Conference 2025. Among the most talked-about events in the cryptocurrency industry, the event featured a surreal moment: Justin Sun, an entrepreneur known for founding the blockchain platform Tron...
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Maurizio Cattelan curates an exhibition in Milan at the ICA Foundation

The ICA Foundation in Milan opens 2025 with an exhibition project dedicated to two important female figures of the 20th century, namely Birgit Jürgenssen and Cinzia Ruggeri, in an exhibition curated by Maurizio Cattelan and Marta Papini. Lonely ...
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