Maurizio Cattelan

Maurizio Cattelan is an Italian artist known for his dark humour and provocative, satirical sculptures. Born in Padua in 1960, he rose to prominence in the 1990s with works that challenge authority, mortality, and the art world itself. His most famous pieces include a taxidermied horse and Comedian, a banana duct-taped to a wall. Cattelan’s work blurs the line between absurdity and critique, making him one of contemporary art’s most subversive and talked-about figures.