a view on the installation

mise-en-scene milan

installation
piazza 24 maggio, milan, italy
from may 5 to june 6, 2004

curated by massimiliano gioni,
artistic director of the fondation nicola trussardi
http://www.fondazionenicolatrussardi.com

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after a year from the presentation of the exhibition
SHORT CUT, by the artists michael elmgreen &
ingar dragset, and after IF HAD YOU, the exhibition of
darren almond, the trussardi foundation introduces
a new work of maurizio cattelan, conceived for one
of the historic places of the city of milan.

commissioned from the foundation and produced
by the artist for the milanese public square
‘XXIV maggio’, in one of the most vital zones in milan,
the installation will be under the eyes of all citizens,
passing torists and art experts for more than a month.
in this monumental setting at the crossroads of history,
referencing napoleon's campaigns and world wars I
and II, maurizio cattelan stages the epilogue of a
macabre fairy tale, an ancient popular ritual and a
new urban legend.