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The exhibition, curated by Paola Ugolini, is the first retrospective of Franca Maranò (Bari, 1920-
2015) in Rome after her death. An eclectic and imaginative figure, she was one of the pioneers in the use of textiles in art in the 1970s. In 1970, together with five other artists, she founded Centrosei, the first avant-garde gallery in Bari, which hosted solo exhibitions of militant artists such as Mirella Bentivoglio, Tomaso Binga, Maria Lai, Elisa Montessori and Ketty La Rocca.

On show are both the sculptural production made of ceramics and the textile production, which includes the Cuciti …