artists series by MAURIZIO CATTELAN in collaboration with MARTA PAPINI portraits by MAXIME BALLESTEROS all artworks courtesy of the artist MAURIZIO CATTELAN — Why do you do what you do? JULIUS VON BISMARCK — Because I would be bored not doing it. MAURIZIO CATTELAN — If you weren’t an artist, what would you be? JULIUS VON BISMARCK — Something that would make more sense in a post-apocalyptic world. Imagine the only thing you can do is art, but there are no white cubes, no collectors, and no one at all interested in art. Maybe some pavilions would still be used for shelter and some sculptures as weapons, but most of the art would be completely useless when it comes to surviving. I think engineer or drug dealer are jobs that are fun and will generate a solid income in both the pre and the post apocalyptic world. MAURIZIO CATTELAN — Isn’t your work more a caption for the world than…