The Ninth Hour

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The Ninth Hour is a provocative contemporary art installation by Maurizio Cattelan depicting Pope John Paul II struck down by a meteorite, emblematic of the artist’s darkly humorous and controversial style.

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The Ninth Hour canonical 2

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instanceOf art installation ⓘ
contemporary artwork ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Italy ⓘ
creator Maurizio Cattelan ⓘ
depicts Pope John Paul II ⓘ
Pope John Paul II struck by a meteorite ⓘ
depictsEvent a meteorite falling on the Pope ⓘ
depictsSetting indoor gallery space ⓘ
exhibitedAt Royal Academy of Arts, London ⓘ
Zachęta National Gallery of Art, Warsaw ⓘ
various international contemporary art exhibitions ⓘ
featuresObject broken glass ⓘ
life-size figure of Pope John Paul II ⓘ
meteorite ⓘ
red carpet ⓘ
hasBeenSubjectOf academic analysis ⓘ
art criticism ⓘ
public controversy ⓘ
hasGenre conceptual art ⓘ
contemporary art ⓘ
installation art ⓘ
political art ⓘ
religious art ⓘ
satirical art ⓘ
hasInfluenced debates on limits of religious imagery in art ⓘ
hasStyle dark humor ⓘ
irony ⓘ
provocation ⓘ
hasTitleInItalian La Nona Ora ⓘ
inception 1999 ⓘ
interpretsAs commentary on media spectacle ⓘ
critique of institutional religion ⓘ
reflection on human fragility ⓘ
languageOfTitle English ⓘ
mainSubject Catholic Church ⓘ
mortality ⓘ
papacy ⓘ
power and vulnerability ⓘ
religious authority ⓘ
suffering ⓘ
materialUsed fabric ⓘ
metal ⓘ
resin ⓘ
wax ⓘ
movement contemporary art movement ⓘ
notableFor controversial depiction of Pope John Paul II ⓘ
public and media controversy ⓘ
use of dark humor ⓘ
partOf Maurizio Cattelan’s body of satirical works ⓘ
linked to: Maurizio Cattelan

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Maurizio Cattelan → notableWork → The Ninth Hour ⓘ
La Nona Ora → translatedTitle → The Ninth Hour ⓘ