Maurizio Cattelan's golden toilet stolen in England

America, Maurizio Cattelan’s golden toilet , the world-famous work at the Guggenheim in New York that caused much controversy both when it was first unveiled to the public and when it was offered to Donald Trump , who had asked the New York museum for a van Gogh painting for the White House (which was denied: the museum’s counterproposal was Cattelan’s own toilet), has been stolen.

As of just two days ago, the work was on display at a Cattelan solo exhibition in England, at Blenheim Palace, a historic country residence in Oxfordshire known for being the birthplace of Winston Churchill. America is a real working toilet (so much so that the exhibition organization invites the public to use it, with prior reservation, for a maximum of three minutes), so the thieves, in order to steal it, also had to disassemble it from the plumbing, causing major damage.

The work, made of 18-karat gold, is worth $1 million, but is very difficult to place on the market. The theft occurred around 5 a.m. this morning, and a 66-year-old man believed to be among those responsible has already been arrested by British police. Of the work, however, there is still no trace. In the meantime, the museum remained closed all day to allow authorities to make the findings beginning the investigation, and plumbers to fix the damage, which also caused flooding.

Maurizio Cattelan's golden toilet stolen in England

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