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«In the annals of contemporary art history, few names resonate with the same degree of audacity and innovation as that of Mario Schifano (1934 – 1998). It is precisely the volcanic singularity of this artist, a key figure in the Italian avant-garde of the 1960s, that presented us with a challenge we could not resist. For the first time in his long career, Schifano’s work inhabits the gallery spaces, embodying that synthesis of transversal currents that has made him famous throughout the world. This “exceptional” artistic path, which has ranged from the exuberant dynamism of Pop Art to the …