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Dallas Museum and Menil Jointly Acquire Sculpture By Maurizio Cattelan

23.05.11

"We are delighted to deepen the Dallas Museum of Art holdings of modern and contemporary Italian art with such work by Maurizio Cattelan excellence. This hybrid force of painting and sculpture slyly shaking our ideas of what constitutes art, and questions us on how we experience works of art in a museum context, "said Bonnie Pitman, The Eugene McDermott Director of the Dallas Museum of Art."The collaboration with the Menil DMA on this acquisition will enhance the collections of both institutions and to provide our audiences greater access to the most outstanding works of modern and contemporary art."

"This work resonates powerfully with Maurizio Cattelan and within the Menil Collection," said Josef Helfenstein Menil director, "drawing as it does connections between modern and contemporary galleries, museum and galleries devoted to surrealism. It encapsulates viewers signature style and surprise surprise even this singular artist at first sight.Following our recent solo exhibition Cattelan, we are delighted that this work will remain in Texas through our teamwork with the Dallas Museum of Art and the generosity of our special friends.

Source: D Magazine