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Maurizio Cattelan: “If you laugh, you are already an accomplice”
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Maurizio Cattelan: “If you laugh, you are already an accomplice”

From Die Zeit · () German

Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

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  • Maurizio Cattelan discusses lessons he says he learned late in life, including his views on taste and his reluctance to become an artist.
  • The remarks are excerpts from his work “BEWARE OF YOURSELF,” shown in Basel in June.
  • A comprehensive solo exhibition of Cattelan’s work in Germany opens at Berlin’s Neue Nationalgalerie on Sept. 10.

Maurizio Cattelan says one of life’s lessons is that laughter can implicate the person who laughs. “If you laugh, you are already an accomplice,” the Italian artist says in the headline quote.

In a contribution to ZEITmagazin, Cattelan reflects on what he wishes he had known earlier. His subjects include the nature of good taste and the surprising claim that he never wanted to become an artist.

The text forms part of an issue created with the 65-year-old artist. The quotations come from “BEWARE OF YOURSELF,” a work he exhibited in Basel in June.

Cattelan’s reflections appear as Germany prepares for the first comprehensive solo exhibition of his work there. The show opens at Berlin’s Neue Nationalgalerie on Sept. 10.

If you laugh, you are already an accomplice.

— Maurizio CattelanThe headline quotation captures Cattelan’s reflection on laughter and complicity.
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Originally published by Die Zeit in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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