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  • Giuseppe Maraniello

    Studio la Città

    Imagine constructing a vase, or a nest, from the inside out—this is what Giuseppe Maraniello did for his latest show. Using the bronze supports that are sawed off cast statues, he put together a gigantic framework—more than four meters in diameter—that is not only vase and nest, but also spider’s web, a place where objects become physically entangled. These objects—a spearhead, a drop-shaped alembic, small vases—have comprised his sculptural repertoire since the early ’80s. And yet however physically defined these objects are, they are more a collection of memories and symbols than things or

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