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Marinetti, Sant’Elia, Balla, Depero, Alessandro Mendini, 2017
Four masks in various metals and enamels.
To be hung on the wall. Crafted in silver plate, brass, and copper, with various finishes and some surfaces hand-beaten; Limited edition of 9 examples and 3 test pieces of each.These masks, or rather portraits, as Mendini specifies, were designed for the exhibition held in summer 2017 at the Museo della Casa Rossa in Anacapri, entitled Mendini Depero
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ALESSANDRO MENDINI
Milan, Italy 1931.
One of the most iconic figures of the Postmodern and Radical design.
Awards and recognitions: the French Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, the Italian Compasso d'oro alla Carriera, the American Architectural League Prize, the 2014 European Prize for Architecture, and an honorary degree from the Politecnico di Milano.
He designed several buildings, among these the theatre complex "Teatrino della Bicchieraia" in the Tuscan city of Arezzo; a memorial tower in Hiroshima, Japan; the Groninger Museum in The Netherlands and the Arosa Casino in Switzerland.