Concept of the Artist

Nothing is sacred to Maurizio Cattelan, the art world?s resident jokester who has been variously amusing and horrifying viewers since the early 1990s. For his 2012 retrospective at the Guggenheim, ?All,? Cattelan hung the full range of his iconoclastic sculptures from the center of the museum?s sanctified rotunda?including waxworks of a miniature Hitler, Pope John Paul II struck down by lightning, JFK in a coffin, and the artist himself hung by his neck, accompanied by several of his trademark taxidermies, including an ostrich burying its head, a squirrel who?s just committed suicide, and Novecento, the dangling horse that is perhaps his most career-defining work. ?My aim is to be as open and as incomprehensible as possible,? he says. ?There has to be a perfect balance between open and shut.? A prolific curator and writer outside of his artistic practice, Cattelan is seen by many as one of Duchamp?s greatest contemporary heirs, enacting morbidly humorous transformations on objects and history alike.https://www.artsy.net/artist/maurizio-cattelan

How do you evaluate the concept of the artist?

Artworks

Please evaluate the quality of the artworks, look at the congruence with its concept, its aesthetic meaning, etc.

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How do you evaluate the artwork of the artist?

Art world contribution

In this question you will evaluate how important is the work of this artist for world of art.
In other words, if the contribution of their work is important and substantial for the world of art,
in areas like aesthetic, conceptual. Also if has been a raw model and inspiration for other generations of artists,
curators, museums, collectors, art historians, etc.

How is the contribution that the works of this artist give to the world of art?

Society contribution

In this question you will evaluate how important is the work of this artist for our society.
In other words, if the contribution of their work is important and substantial for our current society,
our way of thinking, if has broken paradigms, if has been an influence for other persons like activists,
reporters, philosophers, politicians, etc.

How is the contribution that the works of this artist give to our society?