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Cattelan on His Golden Toilet at Guggenheim; Nefertiti Mystery; Polo del '900 Opens

other · 2026-05-05

Maurizio Cattelan discusses his golden toilet installed at the Guggenheim Museum in an interview with Francesca Pini on Sette. He describes the work as a moment of artistic spirituality, allowing visitors to be alone with the piece in a bathroom where it will remain fully functional for a year. He also comments on Los Angeles's art scene, noting its cyclical nature and current boom as galleries move from east to west, attributing the city's appeal to freedom for artists to take risks. Separately, L'Espresso reports a possible breakthrough in the Nefertiti mystery: Egyptian Antiquities Minister Mamdouh Eldamaty announced the discovery of a hidden room in Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings, which radar scans suggest contains organic material and metals, potentially the queen's mummy. In Turin, La Stampa covers the opening of Polo del '900 in the former Juvarrian military quarters, grouping 12 local entities with a collection of 300,000 volumes, plus magazines, archives, photographs, and audiovisuals.

Key facts

  • Maurizio Cattelan's golden toilet is installed at the Guggenheim Museum.
  • The toilet will remain in a museum bathroom for one year, fully functional.
  • Cattelan commented on Los Angeles's art scene boom.
  • Egyptian minister Mamdouh Eldamaty announced a hidden room in Tutankhamun's tomb.
  • Radar scans indicate organic material and metals in the hidden room.
  • The hidden room may contain Nefertiti's mummy.
  • Polo del '900 opened in Turin's former Juvarrian military quarters.
  • Polo del '900 groups 12 entities with 300,000 volumes and archival materials.

Entities

Artists

  • Maurizio Cattelan

Institutions

  • Guggenheim Museum
  • Sette
  • L'Espresso
  • La Stampa
  • Polo del '900
  • Artribune

Locations

  • New York
  • United States
  • Los Angeles
  • Valley of the Kings
  • Egypt
  • Turin
  • Italy

Sources