Guggenheim To Install Gold Toilet In Public Restroom
- 8 years ago
New York City’s Guggenheim Museum plans to have a functioning 18-karat gold toilet installed in one of its public restrooms by May 4; it is an art piece titled “America” by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan.
he Guggenheim Museum in New York will soon be home to an unusual art piece.
According to a news release issued by the museum, Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan will replace “a toilet in one of the museum’s public restrooms with a fully functional replica cast in solid gold.”
Artnet reports that even though the toilet will be made with 18-karat gold, it is intended to be used by visitors as designed.
The work is titled “America” which the museum explains is “a wink to
he Guggenheim Museum in New York will soon be home to an unusual art piece.
According to a news release issued by the museum, Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan will replace “a toilet in one of the museum’s public restrooms with a fully functional replica cast in solid gold.”
Artnet reports that even though the toilet will be made with 18-karat gold, it is intended to be used by visitors as designed.
The work is titled “America” which the museum explains is “a wink to