Art shouldn't wash anything away. I don't want people leaving reassured or clutching a moral. If something sticks, let it be friction—a doubt that keeps turning while you're already elsewhere.
— Maurizio Cattelan Contemporary

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Expressing his desired impact of art on the audience, from an interview in Lampoon Magazine.

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2025

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