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?
Title | The Art World's Prankster: Maurizio Cattelan |
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Year | 2016 |
Genre | Documentary |
Country | |
Studio | BBC Studios |
Cast | Alan Yentob, Maurizio Cattelan |
Crew | Maura Axelrod (Director) |
Keyword | artist |
Release | Dec 06, 2016 |
Runtime | 65 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 0.00 / 10 by 0 users |
Popularity | 0 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 0 |
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