tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11074051.post2625542442373548328..comments2024-02-16T06:28:45.313+00:00Comments on New Art: Cattelan's Fingervvoihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13588354953361323938noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11074051.post-8197769630683549932011-11-23T07:43:43.082+00:002011-11-23T07:43:43.082+00:00It looks good! Too bad it wasn't biggerIt looks good! Too bad it wasn't biggerBenhttp://artbybenvess.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11074051.post-33390128372497240622011-10-28T21:01:13.666+01:002011-10-28T21:01:13.666+01:00Yes ... but the hand is ... pointing the wrong way...Yes ... but the hand is ... pointing the wrong way ...<br /><br />-jiaixAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11074051.post-46760358280297468822011-04-29T19:05:03.679+01:002011-04-29T19:05:03.679+01:00Nutty. Mad props to Milan for putting this up. I...Nutty. Mad props to Milan for putting this up. It says a lot about the people of Milan. The have an open mind. If I saw the same piece in a gallery it of course wouldn't have the same power. In America they probably would put this in front on ANY institution. I love the joke. And the fact that he got paid for it.Acenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11074051.post-10732461560529142602011-04-21T08:59:07.621+01:002011-04-21T08:59:07.621+01:00I hadn't heard of this until now, what a great...I hadn't heard of this until now, what a great site specific piece! :)Abstract Erosionhttp://www.abstracterosion.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11074051.post-61341242824182990392010-12-08T00:21:27.458+00:002010-12-08T00:21:27.458+00:00Wow, cool blog, love the finger ;) Quirky. I love ...Wow, cool blog, love the finger ;) Quirky. I love reading/seeing others insights.<br /><br />http://www.threadthelove.net.au/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11074051.post-12586750136123610292010-12-02T10:25:59.537+00:002010-12-02T10:25:59.537+00:00This is good stuff. i wonder if all governments ar...This is good stuff. i wonder if all governments are that receptive to this. The size of this just makes it even more captivating. And i guess that's the whole point - size<br /><br /><a href="http://www.artyii.com" rel="nofollow">asian art</a>Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01969327757589638173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11074051.post-19445543513372661722010-11-23T21:44:51.775+00:002010-11-23T21:44:51.775+00:00I love all Cattelan's work, and the middle fin...I love all Cattelan's work, and the middle finger is just great, provocative and smart at the same time. I just saw the preview of his last piece, the <b>cat in the cage</b>, which I found brilliant: http://www.ravishingbeasts.com/ravishingbeasts/2010/11/23/maurizio-cattelans-cat-cage.htmlAlex Preecenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11074051.post-51950643168932161602010-10-29T15:54:04.961+01:002010-10-29T15:54:04.961+01:00This seems so appropriate for Wall Street. I can&#...This seems so appropriate for Wall Street. I can't believe this 'free expression' gets blurred out, while money gets equated to unlimited free speech. Even the family doctor hates it and has embraced a 'do-it-yourself' test for colon cancer. Does this means that Italy is now the Home of the Free?JRuphttp://www.CaroleEstrup.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11074051.post-86539852279732385762010-10-26T22:36:16.485+01:002010-10-26T22:36:16.485+01:00Awesome, I love this.Awesome, I love this.Carla Fhttp://www.carlafedje.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11074051.post-49473676986050397252010-10-20T17:38:41.464+01:002010-10-20T17:38:41.464+01:00I agree with vvoi here. The content of the sculpt...I agree with vvoi here. The content of the sculpture is inextricable from the space, the context. The most important part, in my opinion, is the guidance this sculpture provides for consideration. All the speculation about what it means and why it's there seems to be more the purpose than dictating that free market trade is negative or some such. Quite the opposite; instead of telling you what to think, it is opening up a specific space in which to think. It acts as a guide more than a dictator. Like vvoi asked, what are the severed fingers about? Is this the only thing the hand can say with only the one finger left? And what is it that did the severing? Could it be a (classically ironic) contemporary statement challenging the restrictions of genuine freedom by free markets and "crapitalism" themselves, while itself being touted as successful art right outside the physical home of these very same ideals? Or, among other possibilities, is Cattelan really just trying to get away with whatever he can while getting paid for it? The point is that the piece, specifically with its particular context, is there for you to make the considerations, to begin a dialogue with its audience. <br /><br />Even if it were true that Cattelan is playing a trick on us, and even more so on those who accepted the piece for placement at the stock exchange during a high profile period, does that negate it as art? Does that make it "merely" a cry for attention? I think not. On the other hand, I think this particular piece could be better suited to no other particular place and time for the reasons stated above. It is this very element itself that makes the sculpture successful.Skewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01568584669757721683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11074051.post-1726196967108509302010-10-15T08:41:30.227+01:002010-10-15T08:41:30.227+01:00The only thing this hand (finger) is telling is:&q...The only thing this hand (finger) is telling is:"I desperately need attention!"ArtManhttp://www.talimo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11074051.post-18836025760395945812010-10-09T17:52:11.631+01:002010-10-09T17:52:11.631+01:00could also be the financial industry giving the fi...could also be the financial industry giving the finger to the public, as a gesture of defiance like "don't blame us for your greed!" perhaps the ambiguity of who the finger is intended for is part of the work, there is after all a lot of "finger pointing" going on right now...Alex Yudzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01035561269747640274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11074051.post-73599491291715363522010-10-03T04:11:46.466+01:002010-10-03T04:11:46.466+01:00Here come all the tourist photo ops...Here come all the tourist photo ops...Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04511730674650817162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11074051.post-8983636182819151762010-09-27T01:35:56.349+01:002010-09-27T01:35:56.349+01:00Absolutely captivating! An intriguing Artist by th...Absolutely captivating! An intriguing Artist by the way.Kristin Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508574259676709949noreply@blogger.com