Guggenheim. The Trumps asked to borrow a Van Gogh but the Guggenheim offered a solid gold toilet instead. HIGH LINE BILLBOARD: Maurizio Cattelan and Pierpaolo Ferrari for Toilet Paper. Maurizio Cattelan (b. 1960, Italy) lives in Milan and New York. Recent solo exhibitions include Foundation Beyeler, Riehen, Switzerland (2013); Whitechapel Gallery, London (2012); the Menil Collection, Houson (2010); the DESTE Foundation for Contemporary Art, Athens (2009); and the Tate Modern, London (2007), among others. A major retrospective of his work was shown at the Guggenheim Museum, New York in 2011. He has participated numerous times in the Venice Biennale (1993, 1997, 1999, 2002, and 2009).
Pierpaolo Ferrari (b. 1971, Italy) lives in Milan. As an advertising photographer Ferrari has worked with companies such as Nike, Audi, Mercedes, Samsung, Ray Ban, Alpha Romeo, Vespa, Campari, MTV, and the Venice Biennale, among others. In 2006, together with Federico Pele, he created the art magazine Le Dictateur.
Maurizio Cattelan, comédien de l’art.