Mets Owner and Billionaire Collector Steve Cohen Revealed as the Consignor of Maurizio Cattelan’s Golden Toilet

The consignor of one of the most buzzed about auction lots this season has been revealed. Top 200 Collector Steven A. Cohen is the current owner of Maurizio Cattelan’s golden toilet, America (2016), according to a report in the New York Times. The work is set to hit the block at Sotheby’s on November 18.
Per the catalog entry, the soon-to-be-auctioned sculpture, made of 18-karat gold and weighing over 100 kilograms, was purchased by the owner from Marian Goodman Gallery in 2017. The