
“ What I’m really interested in is the notion of complexity, the idea that there are no fixed roles and definitions. Everyone is forced to change roles every single moment of his life…No one should be able to tell if it’s an artwork or a critical and curatorial statement.” - Maurizio Cattelan
This large-scale work consists of thirty individual sheets of paper bearing a handwritten statement by Cattelan himself, rendered in ink and pen. By fragmenting his own words across multiple parts, Cattelan blurs the boundary between artwork and artist's statement, forcing the viewer to question whether they are encountering an object, a declaration, or a curatorial gesture. The piece embodies its own thesis, collapsing fixed definitions of authorship, medium, and meaning into a single, self-referential act.
- Medium
- ink and pen on paper (in 30 parts)
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Contemporary Art Day Sale
October 17, 2013
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