maurizio cattelan at the guggenheim

italian-born artist maurizio cattelan is considered to be one of the most provocative contemporary artists of our time. His controversial work draws on today’s popular culture, history and organized religion in a profound way, injected by doses of humor, in an attempt to lighten the vehement themes at hand. his cultural critique is expressed through disturbingly hyperrealistic sculptures which reveal contradictions inherently apparent at the core of today’s society.

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Same Shit Different Day

 

When I was 14 years old, I rode a skateboard and carried a MeanStreak in my back pocket to catch tags. FUCT came into existence at that time in my life. I had to hide my shirts from moms and change after I left the house. Some teachers at my high school made us turn them inside out. Along with a handfull of others, Erik basically invented streetwear.

Photos from FUCT’s 20 Year Visual Exhibition at Union Los Angeles.

 

All images below from Erik’s SSDD and the Union Blog.

 

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