It turns out that a porcelain throne can also be made of gold.
At least, that was the vision behind Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan’s artwork titled America, created in 2016. The installation featured a fully functional toilet cast in 18-karat gold. It was initially displayed at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City, and later at Blenheim Palace in the United Kingdom where it was stolen in 2019.
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