Needle, Thread and Knot
| Needle, Thread and Knot | |
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| Italian: Ago, Filo e Nodo | |
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| Artist | Claes Oldenburg, Coosje van Bruggen |
| Year | 2000 |
| Type | stainless steel, reinforced plastic, polyester gelcoat, polyurethane enamel |
| Dimensions | 18 m × 20 m × 37.5 m (59 ft × 65 ft × 123 ft) |
| Location | Milan |
| 45°28′5.24″N 9°10′35.87″E / 45.4681222°N 9.1766306°E | |
Needle, Thread and Knot (Italian: Ago, Filo e Nodo) is a
Milan, Italy
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Commissioned by the City of Milan as part of the renovations of the
fashion industry.[2] The three thread colours (red, green, yellow) selected by the artists are meant to reflect the three lines of the Milan Metro at the time.[3]
See also
- List of works by Oldenburg and van Bruggen
References
- ^ "Ago, Filo e Nodo (Needle, Thread, and Knot)". oldenburgvanbruggen.com. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ "AGO, FILO E NODO NEEDLE, THREAD AND KNOT". turismo.milano.it. City of Milan. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ Angela Maderna and Michele Robecchi, Arte Pubblica | Milano, Postmedia Books, Milan, pp. 46-47
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Needle, Thread and Knot.
- Ago, Filo e Nodo (Needle, Thread, and Knot) at Oldenburgvanbruggen.com
- Ago, Filo e Nodo - scultura piazza Cadorna a Milano at TRAMA E ORDITO - il blog della moda (Warp and Weft - a fashion blog)
- Arredo urbano. Nuova vita per i monumenti e le fontane di Milano ("Street furniture. New Life for the monuments and fountains of Milan") at comune.milano.it
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