When he affixed the work to
the exterior wall of a church in Stommeln, Germany in 2008, Cattelan was merely taking advantage of a site that would heighten the work's arresting visual impact, ensuring that it would be seen, discussed and debated.
Not exact matches
The loggias — or
exterior walls — which cover many
of the beautiful wrought iron staircases in the old Plateau area are said to have been constructed at the behest
of the
church which found their serpentine curves too voluptuous.
Architectural in scale, these installation - based objects both literalized the sublimity
of abstract expressionism and returned painting to its archaic roots as an intervention in, or on, a particular space, be it a cave or a
church or an
exterior wall.