The Art World's Prankster: Maurizio Cattelan
20161h 5m
Documentary
- Runtime
- 1h 5m
- Genre
- Documentary
About
One of the most provocative and elusive figures in contemporary art finds himself the subject of Maura Axelrod's film. Catapulted to worldwide notoriety in 1999 by The Ninth Hour, a sculpture of Pope John Paul II toppled by a meteorite, Maurizio Cattelan's work has bordered on criminal activity (breaking into a gallery and stealing another artist's work) and regularly defies good taste - Him features Hitler in prayer and sold earlier this year for a whopping £12,000,000. Building his career on evasion, trickery and subversion, Cattelan is perhaps not the most reliable of interviewees, but ex-girlfriends, family members, collectors and dealers build a compelling and intimate portrait of an enigmatic figure. Bold, witty and playful as a Cattelan work itself, is this film really all it seems?
Where to watch
Not available to stream in United States yet.
Details
- Director
- Maura Axelrod
- Status
- Released
- Released
- Dec 6, 2016
- Studio
- BBC Studios
Cast
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