Art Historical Past
The pope retains an odd dignity, nonetheless clutching a employees with a crucifix on it, as if that might help him via this encounter. Two years later, Cattelan made “Him,” a dreadfully practical sculpture of Adolf Hitler, kneeling like an altar boy, hands clasped as if in prayer. As in the work centering the pope, it’s the absurdity of the contrast — between evil and innocence — that’s so efficient and obscene.
The reviews include detailed new data on the origins of the museum’s huge collection. Meanwhile, on Monday, the Art Newspaper introduced Cole’s departure after five and a half…