Between the shocking and the sinister. Commentary on the work of Maurizio Cattelan: Bidibidobidiboo, 1996

Authors

  • Juan José Castillo Herrera Universidad de Málaga Spain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24310/Eviternare.v1i1.8011

Keywords:

Bidibidobidiboo; Suicidal squirrel; Death; The sinister; Unheimlich

Abstract

Sometimes, family scenes can become into sinister scenes. Situations that could be as homey or comfortable, can suddenly turn into nightmares that, again and again, come to hit our minds, and even to martyr them. Maurizio Cattelan, in Bidibidobidiboo (1996), seems to be trying to get closer to hidden areas of his most intimate memories, or his deepest or most intense experiences. Death, anguish, uneasiness... are among many others, some ideas that come into our minds when we contemplate his work. Anyway, there is no doubt that the author, with this work, gets to perfection that we wonder about it, and it ?s not easy that we can mark the thin line that separates the shocking from the sinister. 

 

 

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References

CAC Málaga (2014), Maurizio Cattelan. Colección Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo. Ayuntamiento de Málaga, Málaga.

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Maurizio Cattelan: The Site, http://mauriziocattelan.altervista.org/ (Consultado 8/02/2015).

Published

2020-02-26

How to Cite

Castillo Herrera, J. J. (2020). Between the shocking and the sinister. Commentary on the work of Maurizio Cattelan: Bidibidobidiboo, 1996. Eviterna Journal, 1(1), 45–49. https://doi.org/10.24310/Eviternare.v1i1.8011