Fail Cat (2010) < Eva & Franco Mattes

It was initially exhibited in a gallery in Houston, Texas, as a new original work by Maurizio Cattelan, where it was met with great enthusiasm from the art world.

Fail Cat (2010) < Eva & Franco Mattes WORKS EXHIBITIONS EDITIONS ABOUT SHOP Fail Cat (2010) A sculpture depicting a cat trapped inside a cage, with a yellow bird perched on top. It was initially exhibited in a gallery in Houston, Texas, as a new original work by Maurizio Cattelan, where it was met with great enthusiasm from the art world. We later revealed that the piece was not actually by Cattelan, but was our own creation, inspired by a popular “Epic Fail” meme we found online. As photos of our sculpture began circulating, they sparked new interpretations and variations, such as these:

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