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Whirls and Twirls 1 - Sol LeWitt

The work Whirls and Twirls 1, designed by Sol LeWitt for the ceiling vault of the eighteenth-century reading hall of the Panizzi Library forms a part of the extensive series of Wall Drawings painted directly on wall surfaces in an attempt to achieve complete integration between art and architecture.

Address and contacts

Inside Panizzi Library
Via Farini, 3 - 42121 Reggio nell'Emilia
Phone 0039 0522 456084
Email panizzi@comune.re.it
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Opening times

The art work is visible during the opening times of the Library

How to get there

Reggio nell'Emilia - Town centre

Description

Primary and complementary colours flow in a labyrinthine interweaving of vortexes, constantly moving within one’s gaze and producing what Brunò Corà described as “one of the greatest and most wonderful contemporary art decorations executed on the vault ceilings of historical buildings in Europe”.