
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.
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Contemporary Art Evening Sale
October 16, 2013
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