maurizio cattelan is an italian artist. he is known for his satirical sculptures, particularly la nona ora (1999) (the ninth hour, depicting pope john paul ii struck down by a meteorite), him (2001), and love lasts forever (1997). cattelan was born on 21 september 1960 in padua, italy. he started his career in the 1980s making wooden furniture in forlì (italy). he created a sculpture of an ostrich with its head buried in the ground, wo…