Cattellan is a jokester in the art world of sorts. His reputation was made by doing crazy things like hanging a sign on an empty locked gallery saying "Be Right Back" and then never appearing. Another time he stole another artist's show, boxed it up and showed it in a gallery. Eventually he moved on to sculptures and other works of art. He even hung everyone of his works from the ceiling of the Guggenheim museum in New York.
His story is an amazing one and its told largely by someone that pretends to be Cattelan. He does so for Cattelan who doesn't like to talk about his work. He's so good at it that as you watch the film you forget that he's not the real deal. I mean he doesn't look like the man in the documentary and archival footage, but we buy it, even after it's pointed out to us.
I knew this was a great film since I went from thinking Cattelan was a hack to being amazed at what he was doing. I fell in love with his art and the ideas behind it. The film convinced me of the man's greatness to the point I'm no convinced I never had any doubt.
I love this film. One of the best films at Tribeca and an absolute must see.
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