Maurizio Cattelan — NIGHT (2026), Neue Nationalgalerie

In Berlin, NIGHT brings together works by Maurizio Cattelan that turn apparent innocence towards historical violence, including Him (2001), a kneeling figure with Hitler’s face. Provocation becomes a question for the museum: how can power and memory be exhibited without neutralising their force?

Maurizio Cattelan, Him (2001), figure agenouillée vue de dos.

Maurizio Cattelan — Him (2001). Photo: Attilio Maranzano

In Berlin, NIGHT brings together works by Maurizio Cattelan that turn apparent innocence towards historical violence, including Him (2001), a kneeling figure with Hitler’s face. Provocation becomes a question for the museum: how can power and memory be exhibited without neutralising their force?

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