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CREDITS
Almost all the artists featured in these pages waived their copyright fees. I am grateful for their generosity. Damien Hirst’s illustrations were kindly donated by Sotheby’s Department of Contemporary Art.
Introduction
Gabriel Orozco, Horses Running Endlessly (detail), 1995, wood, each knight: 3 × 3 × 9 cm, chessboard: 8.7 × 87.5 × 87.5 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery.
Act I, Scene 1
Jeff Koons, Made in Heaven, 1989, lithograph billboard, 125 × 272 inches. © Jeff Koons.
Act I, Scene 2
Ai Weiwei, Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn, 1995, three black-and-white photographic prints, 148 × 121 cm each. Courtesy of the artist.
Act I, Scene 3
Jeff Koons, Landscape (Cherry Tree), 2009, oil on canvas, 108 × 84 inches. © Jeff Koons.
Act I, Scene 4
Ai Weiwei, Sunflower Seeds, 2010, 100 million seed-sized painted porcelain sculptures. Photo: Ai Weiwei. Courtesy of the artist.
Act I, Scene 5
Gabriel Orozco, Black Kites, 1997, graphite on skull, 8-1/2 × 5 × 6-1/4 inches. Courtesy of the artist, Marian Goodman Gallery, and Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Act I, Scene 6
Eugenio Dittborn, To Hang (Airmail Painting No. 05), 1984, paint, monotype, wool, and photo-silkscreen on wrapping paper, 69 × 57 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Alexander and Bonin Gallery.
Act I, Scene 7
Ai Weiwei, June 1994, 1994, black-and-white photographic print, dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist.
Act I, Scene 8
Zeng Fanzhi, Self Portrait, 2009, oil on canvas, 1200 × 200 cm. Courtesy of the artist.
Act I, Scene 9
Wangechi Mutu, Me.I, 2012, mixed media on Mylar, 42-1/4 × 69 × 3/4 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Gladstone Gallery.
Act I, Scene 10
Kutlu Ataman, JARSE (detail), 2011, two sheets of A4 paper, each 21 × 29.7 cm. Courtesy of the artist.
Act I, Scene 11
Tammy Rae Carland, I’m Dying Up Here (Strawberry Shortcake), 2010, C-print, 30 × 40 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Jessica Silverman Gallery.
Lyrics to Bikini Kill’s “For Tammy Rae” used with permission of Kathleen Hanna.
Act I, Scene 12
Jeff Koons, Rabbit, 1986, stainless steel, 41 × 19 × 12 inches. © Jeff Koons.
Act I, Scene 13
Ai Weiwei, Study of Perspective—The White House, 1995, color print, dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist.
Act I, Scene 14
Jeff Koons, The New Jeff Koons, 1980, Duratran, fluorescent light box, 42 × 32 × 8 inches. © Jeff Koons.
Act I, Scene 15
Martha Rosler, still from Semiotics of the Kitchen, 1975, running time: 6'09", black-and-white, sound. Courtesy of the artist and Mitchell-Innes & Nash.
Act I, Scene 16
Jeff Koons. Metallic Venus, 2010–12, mirror-polished stainless steel with transparent color coating and live flowering plants, 100 × 52 × 40 inches. © Jeff Koons.
Act I, Scene 17
Ai Weiwei, Hanging Man: Homage to Duchamp, 1983, clothes hanger, sunflower seeds, 39 × 28 cm. Photo: Ai Weiwei. Courtesy of the artist.
Act II, Scene 1
Elmgreen & Dragset, Marriage, 2004, two mirrors, two porcelain sinks, taps, stainless steel tubing, soap, 178 × 168 × 81 cm. Installation shot from “The Collectors,” Danish and Nordic Pavilions, Venice Biennale 2009. Photo: Anders Sune Berg. Courtesy of VERDEC Collection, Belgium, and Gallerie Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen.
Act II, Scene 2
Maurizio Cattelan, Super Us, 1996, acetate sheets, 29.8 cm × 21 cm each. Courtesy of Maurizio Cattelan Archive.
Act II, Scene 3
Laurie Simmons, Talking Glove, 1988, Cibachrome print, 64 × 46 inches. Courtesy of the artist.
Act II, Scene 4
Carroll Dunham, Study for Bathers, 2010, graphite on paper, 12-5/8 × 8-7/8 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Gladstone Gallery.
Act II, Scene 5
Maurizio Cattelan, Bidibidobidiboo, 1996, taxidermied squirrel, ceramic, Formica, wood, paint, and steel, 45 × 60 × 58 cm. Photo: Zeno Zotti. Courtesy of Maurizio Cattelan Archive.
Act II, Scene 6
Carroll Dunham, Shoot the Messenger, 1998–99, mixed media on linen, 57 × 73 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Gladstone Gallery.
Act II, Scene 7
Francis Alÿs, Paradox of the Praxis I (Sometimes Doing Something Leads to Nothing), 1997, Mexico City, video documentation of an action, running time: 5 minutes. Photo: Enrique Huerta. Courtesy of the artist.
Act II, Scene 8
Cindy Sherman, Untitled #413, 2003, chromogenic color print, 46 × 311.8 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Metro Pictures, New York.
Act II, Scene 9
Jennifer Dalton, How Do Artists Live? (Will Having Children Hurt My Art Career?), 2006, pastel on chalkboard paint on paper, 18 × 24 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Winkleman Gallery.
Act II, Scene 10
Maurizio Cattelan, L.O.V.E., 2010, hand: white “P” Carrara marble, base: bright Roman travertine, hand: 470 × 220 × 72 cm; base: 470 × 470 × 630 cm, full installation height: 1100 cm. Installation view: Piazza degli Affari, Milan, 2010. Photo, Zeno Zotti. Courtesy of Maurizio Cattelan Archive.
Act II, Scene 11
Laurie Simmons, Love Doll: Day 27/Day 1 (New in Box), 2010, flex print, 70 × 52.5 inches. Courtesy of the artist.
Act II, Scene 12
Maurizio Cattelan, ALL, 2011. Installation view: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, November 4, 2011–January 22, 2012. Photo: Zeno Zotti, © The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York. Courtesy of Maurizio Cattelan Archive.
Act II, Scene 13
Lena Dunham, still from Tiny Furniture, 2010, running time: 98 minutes. Courtesy of Lena Dunham and Dark Arts Film.
Act II, Scene 14
Cindy Sherman, Untitled (detail), 2010, pigment print on PhotoTex adhesive fabric, dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist and Metro Pictures, New York.
Act II, Scene 15
Rashid Johnson, Self Portrait as the Professor of Astronomy, Miscegenation and Critical Theory at the New Negro Escapist and Athletic Club Center for Graduate Studies, 2008. Courtesy of the artist.
Act II, Scene 16
Carroll Dunham, Late Trees #5, 2012, mixed media on linen, 80-1/4 × 75-1/4 inches. © Carroll Dunham. Courtesy of the artist and Gladstone Gallery.
Act II, Scene 17
Jason Nocito. Maurizio Cattelan, Massimiliano Gioni and Ali Subotnick, curatorial team of 4th Berlin Biennial for Contemporary Art, 2006.
Act II, Scene 18
Laurie Simmons, still from MY ART, narrative feature film written, directed by, and starring Laurie Simmons, in progress. Courtesy of the artist.
Act II, Scene 19
Maurizio Cattelan, Mother, 1999, silver dye bleach print, 156.5 × 125.1 cm. Photo: Attilio Maranzano. Courtesy of Maurizio Cattelan Archive.
Act III, Scene 1
Damien Hirst, Mother and Child (Divided), Exhibition Copy, 2007 (original 1993), glass, painted stainless steel, silicone, acrylic, monofilament, stainless steel, cow, calf, and formaldehyde solution, tank 1: 190 x 322.5 x 109 cm; tank 2: 102.9 x 168.9 x 62.3 cm. © Damien Hirst and Science Ltd. All rights reserved, DACS 2014. Image © Tate, London 2013. Funds for illustration donated by Sotheby’s.
Act III, Scene 2
Andrea Fraser. Official Welcome, performance, 27 October 2009, “Number Three: Here and Now,” Julia Stoschek Collection, Düsseldorf. Photo: Yun Lee, Düsseldorf. Courtesy of the artist and the Julia Stoschek Collection.
Act III, Scene 3
Andrea Fraser, Untitled, 2003, project and video installation. Courtesy of the artist.
Act III, Scene 4
Christian Marclay, still from The Clock, 2010, single channel video, running time: 24 hours. Courtesy of White Cube, London, and Paula Cooper Gallery, New York.
Act III, Scene 5
Marina Abramovi, The Artist Is Present, performance, 2010, duration: 3 months, Museum of Modern Art, New York. Courtesy of the Marina Abramovi Archives.
Act III, Scene 6
The V-Girls performing Daughters of the ReVolution, 1996, left to right: Andrea Fraser, Jessica Chalmers, Marianne Weems, Erin Cramer, Martha Baer, EA–Generali Foundation, Vienna. Photo: Werner Kaligofsky. Courtesy of Andrea Fraser.
Act III, Scene 7
Grayson Perry, The Rosetta Vase, 2011, glazed ceramic, height: 30-7/8 inches, diameter: 16-1/8 inches. Courtesy of the artist.
Act III, Scene 8
Yayoi Kusama, Obliteration of My LIfe, 2011, acrylic on canvas, 130.3 × 162.0 cm. Courtesy of Yayoi Kusama Studio Inc., Ota Fine Arts, Tokyo/Singapore, and Victoria Miro Gallery, London.
Act III, Scene 9
Damien Hirst, installation shot of room 13 of the retrospective at Tate Modern, including: The Kingdom, 2008, shark, glass, stainless steel, and formaldehyde solution, 2140 x 3836 x 1418 mm. And Judgement Day, 2009, gold-plated cabinet, glass, and manufactured diamonds, 240.3 x 874.3 x 10.2 cm. © Damien Hirst and Science Ltd. All rights reserved, DACS 2014. Image: Prudence Cuming Associates Ltd. Funds for illustration donated by Sotheby’s.
Act III, Scene 11
Gabriel Orozco, River Stones in progress at the artist’s home in Mexico City, 2013. Courtesy of the artist.
Act III, Scene 12
Beatriz Milhazes, Flores e árvores (Flowers and Trees), 2012–13, acrylic on canvas, 180 × 250 cm. Photo: Manuel Águas & Pepe Schettino. Courtesy of Beatriz Milhazes Studio.
Act III, Scene 13
Andrea Fraser, Art Must Hang, 2001, video installation (335 × 244 cm) with paintings (oil, graphite on canvas, approx. 65 × 65 cm) and aluminum disks, running time 30 minutes. Collection Museum Ludwig, Cologne. Photo: Rheinisches Bildarchiv / Museum Ludwig / Britta Schlier. Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Nagel–Draxler.
