Work was always necessary to survive. Then I decided the goal should be to survive without working. But now I have much more work than I had before. Hunting for freedom, I’ve found the real prison. but at least it’s a prison I’ve chosen for myself. Maurizio Cattelan Read Quote
You don’t wanna see your work, because you might find out that you do not like it. Maurizio Cattelan Read Quote
Sometimes I see myself as a locked box – very detached from myself and others. But I feel lucky, because I am the owner of my time, and you cannot buy time. Maurizio Cattelan Read Quote
Rules are simply obstacles to be jumped, like in a horse race: higher and higher every time. Maurizio Cattelan Read Quote
Some do design in order to try to solve others’ problems, while others make art in order to give others his problems. Maurizio Cattelan Read Quote
I won’t say I’m not fascinated by the way advertising works. I like the sleekness. But a picture in advertising doesn’t last too long. They have to work for 30 seconds. And I’d like to reach at least two minutes. This is my goal: to break that two-minute record. Maurizio Cattelan Read Quote
I am fascinated by the idea of employing beautiful images as a device to convey something extremely disturbing in an apparently harmless way. Maurizio Cattelan Read Quote
Contemporary art will never achieve the audience of football, pop music, or television, so I think we should stop comparing its possible area of influence to that of big mass-media events. Maurizio Cattelan Read Quote
Art fairs are a lot like professional proms – you make contacts, have a lot to look at, and in some cases, you make friends forever. I think that for artists, they can be a bit controversial: they stimulate curiosity, but at the same time, you’re always trying to not have your work hung on a wall. Maurizio Cattelan Read Quote
