{"id":29218,"date":"2016-05-09T12:40:16","date_gmt":"2016-05-09T17:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/?p=29218"},"modified":"2016-05-09T14:20:01","modified_gmt":"2016-05-09T19:20:01","slug":"cattelans-hitler-goes-for-17-2-million-christies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/the-bomb\/2016\/05\/09\/cattelans-hitler-goes-for-17-2-million-christies\/","title":{"rendered":"~CATTELAN’S ‘HITLER’ goes for $17.2 MILLION . . CHRISTIE’S"},"content":{"rendered":"

MAURIZIO CATTELAN’S . . . ‘HIM’ – HITLER ON HIS KNEES, WENT FOR $17.2 MILLION at a CHRISTIE’S CONTEMPORARY ART AUCTION, YESTERDAY – SUN MAY 8, 2016.<\/p>\n

a sweet vindication for the few loudmouth dissenters, [and Cattelan, lol] . . including most<\/strong> notably myself<\/strong>, and RANDY KENNEDY – who were the very very few who wrote in favor of Cattelan’s superlatively brilliant, ‘hanging’ retrospective – which took place at the GUGGENHEIM, titled: ‘ALL’ . . in the winter of 2011.
\nand in which ‘HIM’ . . hung.<\/p>\n

the leader of the downer pack was ROBERTA SMITH, who not only trashed the exhibit, but said something to the effect . . that it was a “career destroyer”.<\/p>\n

I have just 3 words for Roberta Smith: RACHEL HARRISON, who ?<\/p>\n

\"Marurizio-Cattelan---Hitler-on-his-knees\"<\/a>
\nMAURIZIO CATTELAN, ‘HIM’, a wax sculpture completed in 2001
\nphoto via DAILY MAIL<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-3580078\/Statue-Hitler-goes-17-2-million-New-York-auction.html<\/p>\n

\"Maurizio-Cattelan---Hitler---hanging-at-Guggenheim\"<\/a>
\nMAURIZIO CATTELAN, ‘HIM’ – as it appeared in the CATTELAN – Guggenheim retrospective, ‘ALL’, winter 2011.
\nphoto via DAILY MAIL<\/a><\/p>\n

read: ‘CAThttp:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-3580078\/Statue-Hitler-goes-17-2-million-New-York-auction.htmlTELAN WAX SCULPTURE – GOES FOR $17.2 MILLION’ \/ MAY 9, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n

\"cattelan-donkey-1-GUGGENHEIM-RETROSPECTIVE\"<\/a>
\nCATTELAN, ‘DONKEY’ . . and a view of the incredible CATTELAN retrospective, titled ‘ALL’ . . that took place at the GUGGENHEIM, NYC – winter of 2011.
\nand which saw all, and I mean, everyone of his pieces hung from the ceiling of the museum.
\none of the best museum shows, ever !!
\nPHOTO: NANCY SMITH<\/p>\n

you can read MY rant – in favor of it<\/strong>, here: ‘a rat’s ass’<\/a><\/p>\n

~a rat’s ass . . .<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n