Publisher: Zhejiang Photography Press

Publication Date: 2022

Binding: Hardcover, 137 pages

Language: Chinese and English

ISBN: 9787551437561

Opening from November 20, 2021 to February 20, 2022, “Maurizio Cattelan: The Last Judgment” is the first solo exhibition in China by Maurizio Cattelan (b. 1960, Padua, Italy), one of the most popular and controversial figures on the international contemporary art scene. As befitting Maurizio Cattelan’s unconventional artistic practice, on the occasion of “The Last Judgment,” UCCA published a unique catalogue: no photographs of the exhibition’s 29 artworks appear in the book. Instead, each work is represented by an original painting by illustrator Wang Buke. These illustrations relocate the artworks to locations around Beijing—some iconic, some mundane—to celebrate Cattelan’s first solo exhibition in China. The catalogue contains a foreword by UCCA Director Philip Tinari, a conversation between the artist and exhibition curator Francesco Bonami, and an essay by Central Academy of Fine Arts associate professor Zhang Chen, as well as extensive annotations on each exhibited artwork. “Maurizio Cattelan: The Last Judgment” is published by Zhejiang Photography Press, and book design is provided by 26 Studio (Yang Shaozhun and Leng Jing).