216 - Maurizio Cattelan (Padua, 1960)

Maurizio Cattelan (Padua, 1960) Oblomov Foundation 1992 Engraving on glass, a fragment of the plaque illegally affixed to the walls of the Brera Academy, listing the names of 100 people who each donated 100,000 lire to establish a scholarship fund for a young person, on the condition that he or she not hold any exhibitions for one year. Work accompanied by a print and a photograph of the performance; on the reverse, a stylized map of Piazzetta di Brera, Milan Dimensions of the glass: 6 x 6 x 2 cm Dimensions of the prints: 10 x 14.5 cm each Signature engraved on the reverse of the glass fragment Work accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Galleria Neon, Bologna Bibliography: F. Bonami, Maurizio Cattelan. Phaidon, 2003, pp. 36–37 (ill.) M. Cattelan, Weiner Secession, 1997, p. 15 (ill.) N. Spector, Maurizio Cattelan - All, Guggenheim Museum Publications, 2011, p. 39 (ill.) Maurizio Cattelan (Padua, 1960) Oblomov Foundation 1992 Engraving on glass, a fragment of the plaque illegally affixed to the walls of the Accademia di Brera, listing the names of 100 people who each donated 100,000 lire to establish a scholarship fund for a young person, on the condition that they not hold any exhibitions for a year. The work is accompanied by a print and a photograph of the performance; on the reverse is a stylized map of Piazzetta di Brera, Milan Dimensions of the glass: 6 x 6 x 2 cm Dimensions of the prints: 10 x 14.5 cm each Signature engraved on the reverse of the glass fragment The work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Galleria Neon, Bologna Bibliography: F. Bonami, Maurizio Cattelan. Phaidon, 2003, pp. 36–37 (ill.) M. Cattelan, Weiner Secession, 1997, p. 15 (ill.) N. Spector, Maurizio Cattelan - All, Guggenheim Museum Publications, 2011, p. 39 (ill.)