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Which fully functional solid gold toilet sculpture by Maurizio Cattelan was stolen from an English stately home in 2019?
Answer
America
Cattelan's 'America,' a working 18-karat gold toilet, was installed at Blenheim Palace before thieves ripped it from the plumbing and made off with it in September 2019; it has never been recovered.
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Maurizio Cattelan's 'America' (solid gold toilet) was stolen from Blenheim Palace in 2019 and has never been recovered.
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- controversy
- theft
- contemporary-art
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