Maurizio Cattelan: Provocateur and Village Idiot

Maurizio Cattelan, known as a provocateur and disruptor, presents his work in ever-changing forms. In 1992, for "Il Supernoi," he exhibited fifty composite sketches created by police based on descriptions from the artist's family and friends. In 1994, his piece "I found my love in Portofino" consisted of a group of rats fed the finest Italian cheese and sold, once satiated, as multiples of the artist. His anti-politically correct works respond unpredictably, critically, ironically, and violently to their contexts.