Maurizio Cattelan's 'Night' exhibition opens in Berlin
Berlin's Neue Nationalgalerie has opened 'Night', an exhibition by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan exploring power, violence and belief, featuring the controversial 'Him' sculpture depicting a kneeling figure with Hitler's face.
A new exhibition by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan has opened at Berlin's Neue Nationalgalerie, bringing together works that address themes of power, violence and belief.
Among the featured pieces is 'Him', a sculpture created in 2001 showing a kneeling child figure with the face of Adolf Hitler. According to the exhibition's curator, the work remains relevant today because it confronts viewers with an image of evil while deliberately leaving its meaning open to interpretation.
Another work on display, 'Charlie Don't Surf', depicts a child bound to a school desk.
Themes of authority and reflection
Titled 'Night', the exhibition examines authority, dictatorship, death and doubt. Organisers say the title also carries a symbolic meaning, evoking a period of reflection before the arrival of morning.
