Art isn't here to mend or explain; it leaves you in a state without solutions. It isn't therapy; it's an active ingredient. Art doesn't purify—it contaminates.
— Maurizio Cattelan Contemporary

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Defining the transformative role of art, from an interview in Lampoon Magazine.

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2025

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Humorous

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