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We Are the Revolution (2025)
Artist: Maurizio Cattelan (b. 1960)
Title: We Are the Revolution
Date: 2025
Medium: Individually hand-painted resin sculpture, mounted on a single nail
Dimensions: 23 × 6 × 6 cm (9 × 2⅜ × 2⅜ in.)
Edition: 1,000
Signature: Handwritten edition number, with total edition engraved on the back
Certificate: Includes certificate of authenticity signed by the artist
Condition: Excellent
Mounting: Wall-mounted (not recommended for brick, stone, or tile surfaces)
Provenance: Avant Arte
Description:
Maurizio Cattelan’s We Are the Revolution (2025) is a self-referential sculptural edition that continues the artist’s playful, subversive interrogation of art, identity, and authorship. Each hand-painted resin figure depicts Cattelan himself — slumped, barefoot, and suspended from a single nail — humorously transforming the artist into both subject and object.
A direct echo of his seminal La Rivoluzione Siamo Noi (2000), this edition parodies Joseph Beuys’ famed felt suit while inverting his statement, “Every man is an artist,” with Cattelan’s tongue-in-cheek response: “I am not really an artist.” The sculpture encapsulates his trademark irony and wit, bridging critique and comedy in a reflection on the artist’s place in contemporary culture.
“If you never thought you would be able to hang my effigy in your home, that makes two of us.”
— Maurizio Cattelan
Each edition is individually numbered, engraved, and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.
Shipping & Delivery:
✔ Worldwide shipping from France
✔ Professional packaging with insurance
✔ Tracking number included for secure delivery, Delivered with a certificate of authenticity
