| America | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Gold-colored_toilet.jpg) Sculpture installed at the Guggenheim Museum in 2016 | |
| Artist | Maurizio Cattelan |
| Year | 2016 |
| Medium | Gold sculpture |
| Condition | Lost |
America is a sculpture created in 2016 by the Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan. An example of satirical participatory art,[1] it is a fully functioning toilet made of 18-karat solid gold.[1][2] It was stolen in 2019 from Blenheim Palace, where it was exhibited on loan from the permanent collection of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
- ^ a b "Maurizio Cattelan: "America"". Guggenheim. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ Wise, Louis (25 August 2019). "Maurizio Cattelan interview: the enigmatic Italian artist on his golden loo". The Times. Retrieved 15 September 2019.