An Artist Profile and Inside Look — theculturetrip.com

Italian conceptual artist Maurizio Cattelan was born in Padova, Italy, in 1960. Not much was known of his highly private life, until he moved to Forli in the early 1980s and began building wooden furniture. This line of work introduced him to other famous architects of the day, who in turn introduced him to prolific artists. Encouraged by this new community of artists and architects, Cattelan made a catalogue of his work and sent it off to several contemporary galleries, hoping to secure an exhibition for some of his ornamental furniture. Eight years later he hosted his first solo show in Bologna, Italy, without ever undergoing any formal training.

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