Artist Maurizio Cattelan imagines his own funeral in Buenos Aires – and invites the public to join in by undefined

Artist Maurizio Cattelan imagines his own funeral in Buenos Aires – and invites the public to join in

The Italian provocateur encourages confronting death head(stone)-on with a cemetery for the living he has planned for Art Basel Cities Week
Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan is participating in the 2018 Art Basel Cities Week in Buenos Aires. Photo by Pierpaolo Ferrari.
Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan is participating in the 2018 Art Basel Cities Week in Buenos Aires. Photo by Pierpaolo Ferrari.
For the upcoming Art Basel Cities Week in Buenos Aires, Cattelan is inviting Argentine residents to join him in imaginary acts of remembrance with his collaborative artwork Eternity.
Cattelan’s previous cemetery project in Carrara, Italy, asked students to create gravestones for their artistic heroes or anti-heroes. Photo by Luciano Massari.
Cattelan’s previous cemetery project in Carrara, Italy, asked students to create gravestones for their artistic heroes or anti-heroes. Photo by Luciano Massari.