WAPO: Museum Artfully Trolls Trump With Gold Toilet

Artist Maurizio Cattelan referred a reporter’s questions about the “interactive” gold toilet installation to the Guggenheim Museum’s staff. But when pressed to explain the message of the artwork, he responded with a sentiment many share in the Age of Trump: “What’s the point of our life?” Cattelan said. “Everything seems absurd until we die and then it makes sense.” Here’s hoping he’s right.