This upcoming exhibition in Warsaw of the artist's 'most significant works' demands a moment of reflection for the Shock King, Maurizio Cattelan. Only one silent year after announcing his retirement from the art world, Cattelan appears to be back at it. The most infamous, textbook cited example of Cattelan's work is La Nona Ora, 1999 (pictured bellow). The sculpture features a photorealist pope struck down by a meteorite, "blasphemy turned into sacrifice," surrounded by shattered glass. It is as if we are witnessing the moment after the tragedy, frozen in time.
The press release to the upcoming show exclaims, "[Cattelan] poses questions as to the contemporary understanding of death, sacrifice, forgiveness, the genesis of evil in humankind, national identity, and historical memory." Despite the constant controversy, there is no doubt that Cattelan's breed of contemporary will continue to influence new generations of sculptors and is well worth a viewing.
Maurizio Cattelan
AmenNovember 16, 2012 – February 24, 2013
Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle
ul. Jazdów 2
00-467 Warsaw, Poland
www.csw.art.pl
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