Maurizio Cattelan

I am fascinated by the idea of employing beautiful images as a device to convey something extremely disturbing in an apparently harmless…

— Maurizio Cattelan

The market is like a machine that needs to be constantly excited. It needs to constantly produce wealth and more excitement. There…

— Maurizio Cattelan

Money is a bad friend. Don't ever do anything for money.

— Maurizio Cattelan

Part of the blame can be put at the artists' door, too - no question. But I see our involvement more as…

— Maurizio Cattelan

I would describe myself as a tallish, shy, middle-aged man who equally loves his work and his freedom. And a good liar!

— Maurizio Cattelan

I produce so little that the works have to be editioned. Otherwise, I don't survive. Also, editioning is relevant for communication. If…

— Maurizio Cattelan

The best art is on the street.

— Maurizio Cattelan

Damien Hirst knows how to drive super-fast cars... I love my bicycle.

— Maurizio Cattelan

My aim is to be as open and as incomprehensible as possible. There has to be a perfect balance between open and…

— Maurizio Cattelan

Work was always necessary to survive. Then I decided the goal should be to survive without working. But now I have much…

— Maurizio Cattelan

I'm not saying the 1970s was a golden age - I don't believe such a thing exists in art . . .…

— Maurizio Cattelan

If you are searching to figure out what is true and what is not, you will have a sad life. It means…

— Maurizio Cattelan

Every morning, we choose between milk or tea or coffee. Usually, I know what I like, but I don't rule out changing…

— Maurizio Cattelan

I like to produce work for specific places, and it is difficult to do repeat shows in the same space.

— Maurizio Cattelan

Based on my experience, it's considerably difficult to force a donkey into doing something it perceives to be dangerous for whatever reason.

— Maurizio Cattelan

Gianni Agnelli was a sharp mind, and most of his interviews carried meanings between the lines that only now are fully readable.

— Maurizio Cattelan

Art fairs are a lot like professional proms - you make contacts, have a lot to look at, and in some cases,…

— Maurizio Cattelan

Sometimes I see myself as a locked box - very detached from myself and others. But I feel lucky, because I am…

— Maurizio Cattelan

I don't design. I don't paint. I absolutely never touch my works.

— Maurizio Cattelan

It's in our nature. If you are a plumber, there is an objective way to establish whether you put together a great…

— Maurizio Cattelan

You don't wanna see your work, because you might find out that you do not like it.

— Maurizio Cattelan

I tend not to work with a specific person in mind. Art is a matter of statistics. It's not about individuals. It's…

— Maurizio Cattelan

I never talk about my work as a joke.

— Maurizio Cattelan

Art is about forgetting all these feelings, good and bad, and trying to understand what acts will last longer, which symbols will…

— Maurizio Cattelan

When you place art in the shops, it's a way to make it more accessible.

— Maurizio Cattelan