Art + Design Day 2 
16 July 2021
Art + Design Day 2 
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Maurizio Cattelan b.1960

L.O.V.E.

Seletti
2015
concrete 15¼ h × 5¾ w × 5¾ d in (39 × 15 × 15 cm)
estimate: $500–700
result: $688
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Signed with stamped manufacturer's mark to underside '1:28 Scale Reproduction of L.O.V.E. by Maurizio Cattelan Installed in 2010 in Piazza Affari Milan Italy Seletti'. This work is from an unnumbered edition of 1800 produced by Seletti, Milan. Sold with original packaging.
provenance: Private Collection

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In this work, L.O.V.E. stands for Libertà, Odio, Vendetta, Eternità (Freedom, Hate, Vengeance, Eternity). Cattelan has said that the sculpture is an anti-fascist statement, where the fingers are not flexed but cut off, undermining the hand salute of Italy's fascist history.

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