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17 hours ago
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Renowned Italian sphere sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro dies aged 98
Arnaldo Pomodoro, one of Italy's most prominent contemporary artists, has died at the age of 98. Pomodoro died at home in Milan on Sunday, the eve of his 99th birthday, according to a statement from Carlotta Montebello, director general of the Arnaldo Pomodoro Foundation. Best known for his massive and shiny bronze spheres with clawed out interiors which decorate iconic public spaces from the Vatican to the United Nations, the artist sought to comment on the superficial perfection of exteriors and the troubled complexity of interiors. In a note of condolences, Italian Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli said Pomodoro's 'wounded' spheres 'speak to us today of the fragility and complexity of the human and the world.' The Vatican's sphere, which occupies a central place in the Pigna Courtyard of the Vatican Museums, features an internal mechanism that rotates with the wind. 'In my work I see the cracks, the eroded parts, the destructive potential that emerges from our time of disillusionment,' the Vatican quoted Pomodoro as saying about its sphere. The United Nations in New York received a 3.3-meter diameter 'Sphere Within Sphere' sculpture as a gift from Italy in 1996. Pomodoro described it as 'a smooth exterior womb erupted by complex interior forms,' and 'a promise for the rebirth of a less troubled and destructive world.' Other spheres are located at museums around the world and outside the Italian foreign ministry, which has the original work that Pomodoro created in 1966 for the Montreal Expo that began his monumental sculpture project. In addition to his spheres, Pomodoro designed theatrical sets, land projects and machines, as well as a controversial fiberglass crucifix for the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Milwaukee, Wisconsin - featuring a four-and-a-half-meter diameter crown of thorns which hovers over the figure of Christ. The artist had multiple retrospectives and, according to his biography on the foundation website, taught at Stanford University, the University of California at Berkeley and Mills College.
Boston Globe
17 hours ago
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- Boston Globe
Arnaldo Pomodoro, whose bronze spheres decorate prominent public spaces around the world, dies at 98
In a note of condolences, Italian Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli said Mr. Pomodoro's 'wounded' spheres 'speak to us today of the fragility and complexity of the human and the world.' The Vatican's sphere, which occupies a central place in the Pigna Courtyard of the Vatican Museums, features an internal mechanism that rotates with the wind. 'In my work I see the cracks, the eroded parts, the destructive potential that emerges from our time of disillusionment,' the Vatican quoted Mr. Pomodoro as saying about its sphere. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up The United Nations in New York received a 10-foot diameter 'Sphere Within Sphere' sculpture as a gift from Italy in 1996. That sphere has refers to the coming of the new millennium, the UN said: 'a smooth exterior womb erupted by complex interior forms,' and 'a promise for the rebirth of a less troubled and destructive world,' Mr. Pomodoro said of it. Advertisement Other spheres are located at museums around the world and outside the Italian foreign ministry, which has the original work that Mr. Pomodoro created in 1966 for the Montreal Expo that began his monumental sculpture project. Advertisement Mr. Pomodoro, in Milan in 2016, Antonio Calanni/Associated Press Mr. Pomodoro was born in Montefeltro, Italy, on June 23, 1926. In addition to his spheres, he designed theatrical sets, land projects, and machines. He had multiple retrospectives and taught at Stanford University, the University of California Berkeley, and Mills College, according to his biography on the foundation website.
Los Angeles Times
19 hours ago
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- Los Angeles Times
Arnaldo Pomodoro, world-renowned Italian sculptor with California ties, dies at 98
ROME — Arnaldo Pomodoro, one of Italy's most prominent contemporary artists whose bronze spheres decorate iconic public spaces from the Vatican to the United Nations, has died at age 98, his foundation said Monday. Pomodoro died at home in Milan on Sunday, the eve of his 99th birthday, according to a statement from Carlotta Montebello, director general of the Arnaldo Pomodoro Foundation. Pomodoro's massive spheres are instantly recognizable: shiny, smooth bronze globes with clawed-out interiors that Pomodoro has said referred to the superficial perfection of exteriors and the troubled complexity of interiors. In a note of condolences, Italian Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli said Pomodoro's 'wounded' spheres 'speak to us today of the fragility and complexity of the human and the world.' The Vatican's sphere, which occupies a central place in the Pigna Courtyard of the Vatican Museums, features an internal mechanism that rotates with the wind. 'In my work I see the cracks, the eroded parts, the destructive potential that emerges from our time of disillusionment,' the Vatican quoted Pomodoro as saying about its sphere. The United Nations in New York received a 3.3-meter (10 foot, eight inch) diameter 'Sphere Within Sphere' sculpture as a gift from Italy in 1996. The U.N. sphere has refers to the coming of the new millennium, the U.N. said: 'a smooth exterior womb erupted by complex interior forms,' and 'a promise for the rebirth of a less troubled and destructive world,' Pomodoro said of it. Other spheres are located at museums around the world and outside the Italian foreign ministry, which has the original work that Pomodoro created in 1966 for the Montreal Expo that began his monumental sculpture project. In the 1960s, he taught at Stanford University, UC Berkeley and Mills College. 'Rotante dal Foro Centrale,' part of Pomodoro's 'Sfera con Sfera' series, can be found at the west entrance of the Berkeley campus. In 1988, Italian Prime Minister Ciriaco De Mita presented the sculptor's 'Colpa d'ala (Wing Beat)' as a gift to Los Angeles to mark the 40th anniversary of the Marshall Plan. It is installed downtown at the Department of Water and Power (now the John F. Ferraro Building). Pomodoro was born in Montefeltro, Italy, on June 23, 1926. In addition to his spheres, he designed theatrical sets, land projects and machines. Winfield writes for the Associated Press.
Mint
a day ago
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- Mint
Arnaldo Pomodoro, whose bronze spheres decorate prominent public spaces around world, dies at 98
Rome, Jun 23 (AP) Arnaldo Pomodoro, one of Italy's most prominent contemporary artists whose bronze spheres decorate iconic public spaces from the Vatican to the United Nations, has died at age 98, his foundation said Monday. Pomodoro died at home in Milan on Sunday, the eve of his 99th birthday, according to a statement from Carlotta Montebello, director general of the Arnaldo Pomodoro Foundation. Pomodoro's massive spheres are instantly recognizable: shiny, smooth bronze globes with clawed out interiors that Pomodoro has said referred to the superficial perfection of exteriors and the troubled complexity of interiors. In a note of condolences, Italian Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli said Pomodoro's 'wounded' spheres 'speak to us today of the fragility and complexity of the human and the world.' The Vatican's sphere, which occupies a central place in the Pigna Courtyard of the Vatican Museums, features an internal mechanism that rotates with the wind. 'In my work I see the cracks, the eroded parts, the destructive potential that emerges from our time of disillusionment,' the Vatican quoted Pomodoro as saying about its sphere. The United Nations in New York received a 3.3-metre diameter 'Sphere Within Sphere' sculpture as a gift from Italy in 1996. The UN sphere refers to the coming of the new millennium, the UN said; 'a smooth exterior womb erupted by complex interior forms,' and 'a promise for the rebirth of a less troubled and destructive world,' Pomodoro said of it. Other spheres are located at museums around the world and outside the Italian foreign ministry, which has the original work that Pomodoro created in 1966 for the Montreal Expo that began his monumental sculpture project. Pomodoro was born in Montefeltro, Italy, on June 23, 1926. In addition to his spheres, he designed theatrical sets, land projects and machines. He had multiple retrospectives and taught at Stanford University, the University of California at Berkeley and Mills College, according to his biography on the foundation website. (AP) NPK NPK
Al Etihad
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Italian 'sphere within sphere' sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro dies at 98
23 June 2025 16:11 ROME (dpa)Italian sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro has died at home in Milan on the eve of his 99th birthday, his foundation and the Italian Culture Ministry reported on was known for his abstract "sphere within sphere" sculptures, which can be seen at UN headquarters in New York and the Vatican Museums among other prominent many are to be found in the United States and Italy, Dublin, Rotterdam, Warsaw, Tel Aviv, Jeddah, Tehran, and various Japanese cities, including Hiroshima, also host the sculptures. Pomodoro first came to international attention with a 3.5-metre work for the Montreal Expo in 1967. "His open and wounded 'spheres' still tell us today of the fragility and complexity of humanity and the world," the Italian Culture Ministry was born in Morciano di Romagna in 1926, a small town in Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy. He started out aiming to become an architect or set builder - interests revealed in his later combined technical precision with geometric form, frequently using gold and bronze as his materials. Following studies in art, Pomodoro and his brother Giò moved to Milan, where he gained international renown.
