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Maurizio Cattelan (Contemporary Artists)

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Beware that this is a mini book, which makes looking at Cattelan's artwork almost impossible. Cattelan is an incredibly funny, satiric, conceptual sculptor. His work makes fun of the gallery system in an intelligent way but also moves beyond the criticism of art politics. Some of his work has recently earned the presitgious title of "controversial" (the images of himself hanging from a tree). I put Cattelan in the same category as Manzoni, Fontana...great book but I would order the bigger one.

This is a good series from Phaidon and Cattelan is a good choice for inclusion. There's lots of information here on his early work from the days before he became an 'art star.'

This book is a must have for any fan of Maurizio Cattelan. When Phiadon Press asked the artists if they could publish a book on him in a series of books on contemporary artists, he insisted the book be one quarter size of all the others in the series. If you think that is interesting, wait until you see the rest of the images, and read the interviews, WOW. This guy is amazingly intelligent and defined in his methods and concepts.

The book unfortunately is just not enough info on the artist, but there is not one printed book yet that does have all the info, but this is a great book for anyone who is interested in learnig about this fantastic contemporary artist.