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The Magic of the Labyrinth

Let's go hunting for signs in Arnaldo Pomodoro's Labyrinth / via Solari 35

Equipped with a map and a flashlight, we go in search of the signs that characterize the art of Arnaldo Pomodoro. We cross mysterious rooms, each with its own story: we will get lost and then find ourselves immersed in its imagery of forms and writings to decipher.

The environmental work “Ingresso nel Labirinto” is an environment of 170 square meters, begun in 1995, inaugurated in 2011, today still in work in progress … Arnaldo Pomodoro's Labyrinth has found its definitive location in the underground spaces of the former Riva-Calzoni building in via Solari 35, once the Museum of the Arnaldo Pomodoro Foundation, now home to the Fendi Show-room.

Guided tours of Arnaldo Pomodoro's Labyrinth are suspended: they will resume at the end of 2024

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Materials
torce, mappe, scatola dello scultore

Medium
explore the artist's imagination through the activation of one's own imagination

Purpose
introduction to art graphics, concept of print repeatability, reflection on the potential of paper as a sculpture material

For first, second and third grades: recognize flat and solid geometric shapes and compositions in their complexity, associate stories with abstract images

For fourth and fifth grades: rediscover historical literary inspirations in environmental works: the Epic of Gilgamesh, the first epic poem in history, engraved on eleven clay tablets in Sumerian characters and the Count of Cagliostro, a well-known heretic alchemist who lived in the 18th century.

Method
the students are accompanied by a guide to discover the rooms of the labyrinth.

Duration
60 minutes

Cost
100 €

Where
Arnaldo Pomodoro's Labyrinth / via Solari 35, Milano

Note Arnaldo Pomodoro's Labyrinth is not accessible to people with severe motor disabilities.

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