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Maurizio Cattelan — Turisti
Maurizio Cattelan

Turisti

A flock of pigeons, eerily still and lifelike, perches throughout a gallery space, their presence transforming the pristine white walls and floors into an unexpectedly occupied urban landscape. Cattelan's installation blurs the line between the living and the artificial, confronting viewers with the mundane nuisance of city life transplanted into the sanctified realm of art. The work playfully subverts the notion of the gallery as a hallowed space, reducing its human visitors to mere tourists in a world claimed by these ubiquitous, indifferent birds.

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Contemporary Art Evening Sale

October 16, 2013

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Maurizio Cattelan, Turisti

A flock of pigeons, eerily still and lifelike, perches throughout a gallery space, their presence transforming the pristine white walls and floors into an unexpectedly occupied urban landscape. Cattelan's installation blurs the line between the living and the artificial, confronting viewers with the mundane nuisance of city life transplanted into the sanctified realm of art. The work playfully subverts the notion of the gallery as a hallowed space, reducing its human visitors to mere tourists in a world claimed by these ubiquitous, indifferent birds.

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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Bold, Conceptual, Installation, Sculpture, Mixed Media, Italian, Human Form, Figurative, Contemporary, Satirical

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