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The above sculpture was erected today in front of the Italian Stock Exchange as part of a retrospective dedicated to Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan. It will remain there until Oct. 3.

I guess in Italy the bankers come right out and say what America’s financial sector only thinks.

— Tim Fernholz

Tim Fernholz is a former staff writer for the Prospect. His work has been published by Newsweek, The New Republic, The Nation, The Guardian, and The Daily Beast. He is also a Research Fellow at the New America Foundation.