“yeah, i know what gold does to men’s souls…that’s gold, that’s what it makes of us. never knew a prospector yet that died rich. make one fortune, you’re sure to blow it in trying to find another” (“the treasure of the sierra madre” by john huston).

walk with us on the walk of fame, contribute with your soles (to step or not to step!) to immortalize the names of its contemporary doormats/ sprinkle them with that street dust (or stardust) that will make them eternal (until the end of the show).

heaven can wait (artreview 2019 power 20. most influential people in the contemporary artworld) / 2019 / macro – museum of contemporary art rome / site specific installation, 80 x 2350 cm

mauro cuppone / heaven can wait (artreview power 20) / macro rome

mauro cuppone / heaven can wait (artreview power 20) / #metoo, theaster gates, decolonize this place

mauro cuppone / heaven can wait (artreview power 20) / eyal weizman, cao fei, fred moten

mauro cuppone / heaven can wait (artreview power 20) / wolfgang tillmans, banksy, pierre huyghe

mauro cuppone / heaven can wait (artreview power 20) / hans ulrich obrist, miuccia prada, ruangrupa

mauro cuppone / heaven can wait (artreview power 20) / maria balshaw, yayoi kusama, thelma golden

mauro cuppone / heaven can wait (artreview power 20) / f. sarr & b. savoy, david zwirner, hito steyerl

mauro cuppone / heaven can wait (artreview power 20) / iwan & manuela wirth, nan goldin, glenn d. lowry