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L’idolo (II), 1985
GPO-0545
The Idol (II)
Fractured plaster casts, mirror, plexiglas case
Plexiglas case 55 x 90 x 90 cm, overall dimensions 130 x 90 x 90 cm
Private collection, Bologna
Two plaster wings and the cast of a classical head are arranged atop a plexiglas parallelepiped, while a mirror placed at the back of the case doubles the vision of the "fall" of the plaster elements.
As indicated by the number in the title, the work constitutes the second variant of a theme that was developed between 1984 (GPO-0515) and 1986 (GPO-0579).
| 1986 | Milan, Galleria Christian Stein, Quodlibet II. Fabro, Paolini, Penone, from 15 May. |
| 2006 | Bergamo, GAMeC Galleria d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Giulio Paolini. Fuori programma, 6 April - 16 July, col. repr. pp. 62-64 (exhibition views), 67. |
| • | M. Disch, Giulio Paolini. Catalogo ragionato 1960-1999, vol. 2 (Milan: Skira editore, 2008), cat. no. 545 p. 555, col. repr. (exhibition view Bergamo 2006). |
| • | A. Soldaini, G. Paolini, “In dialogo”, in Giulio Paolini. A come Accademia, exhibition catalogue, Rome, Accademia Nazionale di San Luca (Rome: Gangemi Editore, 2023), col. repr. pp. 103, 247 (exhibition views Bergamo 2006). |
Entry by Maddalena Disch, 29/05/2025
