America

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America is a solid 18-karat gold, fully functional toilet sculpture by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan that satirically critiques wealth, excess, and the American dream.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artwork
conceptual art
sculpture
accessibleTo museum visitors
artisticIntention commentary on the American Dream
commentary on wealth and privilege
artMovement contemporary art
color gold
commissionedBy Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum NERFINISHED
comparedTo Marcel Duchamp’s Fountain NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Italy
creator Maurizio Cattelan NERFINISHED
creatorNationality Italian
depicts toilet
exhibitedAt Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum NERFINISHED
exhibitedIn New York City NERFINISHED
exhibitionEnd 2017-09-15
exhibitionStart 2016-09-15
function usable toilet
genre contemporary art
political art
satirical art
hasInfluenceOn discourse on contemporary political art
public debate on inequality
hasMediaType three-dimensional object
hasPart fully functional toilet
hasTheme class disparity
consumer culture
luxury
national identity
satire
wealth
hasTitle America NERFINISHED
inception 2016
installedIn Guggenheim Museum unisex restroom
madeFor Guggenheim Museum NERFINISHED
materialUsed 18-karat gold
notableFor being made of solid gold
critique of consumerism
critique of economic inequality
provocative title
partOf Maurizio Cattelan’s body of work
satirizes American Dream NERFINISHED
excess
wealth
titleLanguage English
usesTechnique casting
metalworking

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