maurizio cattelan purple interview

MAURIZIO CATTELAN purple interview How did you become an artist? MAURIZIO CATTELAN — It was mainly for lack of alternatives. Do you consider yourself a professional? MAURIZIO CATTELAN — I’m still working on the best definition of myself. Can anyone become an artist? MAURIZIO CATTELAN — Anyone can try, but few will succeed. If you weren’t an artist, what would you be? MAURIZIO CATTELAN — I would not be. Is art entertainment? MAURIZIO CATTELAN — Sometimes it is, and it’s the less entertaining part. What are the greatest taboos today? MAURIZIO CATTELAN — Getting old. What is missing in art today? MAURIZIO CATTELAN — The place to be. What’s your favorite joke of the moment? MAURIZIO CATTELAN — If God had written the Bible, the first line should have been: “It’s round.” Where are you metaphysically located right now? MAURIZIO CATTELAN — Melting down in the global-warming summer. What achievement…