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1939 La Spezia, Italy - 2024 Manhattan, New York City. Known for: Resin, plastic and bronze sculpture, glass art, brightly colored furniture.
Gaetano Pesce was born in 1939 in La Spezia, Italy. He studied architecture at the University of Venice and started working in the sixties, strongly influenced by the social movements of this period.... Read full biography
Gaetano Pesce was born in 1939 in La Spezia, Italy. He studied architecture at the University of Venice and started working in the sixties, strongly influenced by the social movements of this period. The work and lessons of the architect Carlo Scarpa and the writer Bruno Zevi were also important to... Read full biography
Gaetano Pesce was born in 1939 in La Spezia, Italy. He studied architecture at the University of Venice and started working in the sixties, strongly influenced by the social movements of this period. The work and lessons of the architect Carlo Scarpa and the writer Bruno Zevi were also important to him. His work is characterised by an interdisciplinary approach to architecture, design and art. His works are in the most important museums and collections over the world: the Museum of Modern Art... Read full biography
Gaetano Pesce was born in 1939 in La Spezia, Italy. He studied architecture at the University of Venice and started working in the sixties, strongly influenced by the social movements of this period. The work and lessons of the architect Carlo Scarpa and the writer Bruno Zevi were also important to him. His work is characterised by an interdisciplinary approach to architecture, design and art. His works are in the most important museums and collections over the world: the Museum of Modern Art and The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in California and the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. A retrospective of his work was shown in 1996 at the Centre Pompidou, Paris. Some of his work characterizs... Read full biography
Gaetano Pesce was born in 1939 in La Spezia, Italy. He studied architecture at the University of Venice and started working in the sixties, strongly influenced by the social movements of this period. The work and lessons of the architect Carlo Scarpa and the writer Bruno Zevi were also important to him. His work is characterised by an interdisciplinary approach to architecture, design and art. His works are in the most important museums and collections over the world: the Museum of Modern Art and The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in California and the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. A retrospective of his work was shown in 1996 at the Centre Pompidou, Paris. Some of his work characterizs his interdisciplinary approach. The text printed on a piece reads, "Italy is the one region in Europe whose sole natural reso... Read full biography
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Gaetano Pesce was born in 1939 in La Spezia, Italy. He studied architecture at the University of Venice and started working in the sixties, strongly influenced by the social movements of this period. The work and lessons of the architect Carlo Scarpa and the writer Bruno Zevi were also important to him.
His work is characterised by an interdisciplinary approach to architecture, design and art. His works are in the most important museums and collections over the world: the Museum of Modern Art and The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in California and the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.
A retrospective of his work was shown in 1996 at the Centre Pompidou, Paris. Some ...But wait, there's more...
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