Upward perspective of Maurizio Cattelan’s All exhibit at the Guggenheim Museum, open until the end of January. Every piece Cattelan has made since 1989 is suspended in what can only be called “riotous clusters” in the spiraling rotunda of the museum.
Cattelan, until now, had refused to showcase his art in a conventional gallery exhibition because he believed that each sculpture best makes its statement in isolation. In this final exhibit of his work, he continues to resist the traditional model, but hangs everything as a sign of ‘disrespect.’ As Nancy Spector, the Deputy Director and Chief Curator of the Guggenheim puts it, “Hoisted by rope as if on a gallows, the objects explicitly reveal the undertone of death that pervades the artists work. In total, the installation looks like a mass execution.” In my opinion, it is a true demarcation of the end of Cattelan’s provocative artistic career.
Just as frightening as it is captivating. Definitely worth checking out!
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