US EditionA solid gold toilet is up for auction with a $10 million starting price
The solid gold toilet sculpture satirizes wealth and starts at about $10 million, reflecting the value of 223 pounds of gold, Sotheby's said.
- For sale: A solid gold toilet sculpture by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, entitled 'America', with a starting price of $10 million at an upcoming auction.
- The sculpture is a fully functional toilet, identical to one that was stolen from England's Blenheim Palace in 2019.
- Cattelan has said 'America' satirizes excessive wealth, stating 'Whatever you eat, a $200 lunch or a $2 hot dog, the results are the same, toilet-wise.
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The work “America”, famous for its controversial history and for its extraordinary manufacturing, which debuted at the Guggenheim and was stolen in the UK, will be exhibited in the Breuer building before its sale in Sotheby’s
Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan still hits hard: his famous solid gold bowl, weighing more than 100 kilos and set with 28 carats, is auctioned in New York for $10 million.
"America," the world's most expensive toilet, will be auctioned on November 18th at Sotheby's in New York. The toilet bowl, designed by artist Maurizio Cattelan, is made of approximately 100 kilograms of pure gold, and bidding starts at $10 million. Cattelan is also known for his work "Comedian," in which he taped a banana to the wall with duct tape.
World-famous golden toilet by Maurizio Cattelan for sale
America, Maurizio Cattelan's 18-carat toilet that caused a stir in 2016 when it was installed at Guggenheim and whose second specimen was then stolen three years later from Winston Churchill's hometown in England, will be sold at the auction in November... (ANSA)
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