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ON WITH THE SHOW.(Berlin Biennial)(Brief article)
Byline: Dodie Kazanjian
Leave it to the Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, who gave us a life-size sculpture of Pope John Paul II struck down by a meteor, among other memorable images, to shake up the whole notion of biennial art exhibitions.
Invited to organize the fourth Berlin Biennial, which opens this month, Cattelan and his two inventive associates, Ali Subotnick and Massimiliano Gioni, have come up with a sprawling, deconstructed show called "Of Mice and Men," which will take over the Auguststrasse, a street in central Berlin, appearing in private apartments and abandoned buildings, a church, a ballroom, a school, and other venues. More carnival or street fair than formal exhibition, this biennial is "not just taking the pulse
of contemporary art but telling a story," says the Cattelan team. "It's a day in the life of the inhabitants of
a street, and a stroll along ...
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