The New Artist’s Bench Designed by UGO NESPOLO Opens in VIGONE on October 17th

The bench “Il numero d’oro” (The Golden Number)—located in the Bessone Gardens on Via Ospedale — and the artist’s solo exhibition will be revealed to the public on Friday, October 17th.

The exhibition, organized by the Associazione Panchine d’Artista (Artist Benches Association) and the City of Vigone, with the contribution of the Piedmont Region and the support of Fondazione CRT, will be open until December 21st and is accompanied by a bilingual catalogue (Italian/English).

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Useful Information

• Inauguration of the New Artist’s Bench “Il Numero d’oro” (Bessone Gardens Green Area, Via Ospedale): Friday, October 17, 2025, 6:30 PM

Followed by:

• Vernissage of the Solo Exhibition “Il Numero d’oro” at the Chiesa del Gesù (Piazza Michele Baretta)

Exhibition Dates:

• Saturday, October 18 and Sunday, October 19: 10:30 AM–12:30 PM / 2:00 PM–7:00 PM
• Subsequent Weekends (until December 21, 2025): Saturdays (3:00 PM–6:00 PM), Sundays (10:30 AM–12:30 PM / 3:00 PM–6:00 PM).
• Weekdays: By appointment (011.9804269 – ext. 211).

Guided tours are available for schools.

Catalogue: Available at the exhibition, with a critical essay by Bruno Quaranta.

Contacts: info@panchinedartista.it | www.panchinedartista.it

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Previous Exhibitions for the “Panchine d’Artista” Cultural Project have featured:

• Elio Garis (2011) with the first bench, Senza Titolo (Untitled), in orange lacquered sheet metal.
• Luisa Valentini (2012) with Erbario (Herbarium), in iron with glass inserts.
• Luigi Mainolfi (2013) with Per Quelli Che Volano (For Those Who Fly), in gold enameled iron.
• Riccardo Cordero (2014) with Sotto l’arco rosso (Under the Red Arch), in red enameled iron.
• Giuseppe Maraniello (2015) with Il bianco nell’ombra (White in the Shadow), in white enameled iron.
• Fabio Viale (2016) with PANKA, in white Carrara marble.
• Marina Sasso (2017) with Geometrie di natura (Geometries of Nature), in stainless steel.
• Nicola Bolla (2018) with Pandora’s Box, garbage bags fused in black aluminum.
• Enzo Bersezio (2019) with Legno Acciaio Numeri Primi (Wood Steel Prime Numbers), in bleached wood and Corten steel.
• Carlo D’Oria (2019) with Aquae mundi, river stones and steel rods.
• Grazia Toderi and Gilberto Zorio (2021) with G – Osservatorio (G – Observatory), red concrete, Luserna stone, resin, phosphorus, video projection.
• Jessica Rosalind Carroll (2022) with Ape che beve (Drinking Bee), a block of Luserna stone and bronze casting.
• Coco Cano (2023) with Vida, in enameled iron.
• Nunzio (2024) with Nord Ovest – Sud Est (North West – South East), in granite.