Italo Lanfredini (b. 1948, Sabbioneta) studied sculpture at the Brera Academy in Milan. In 1987 his Arianna labyrinth won the International Sculpture Competition organized by Antonio Presti. His Arianna’s Labyrinth (1988–89) installation can be found in Castel di Lucio, Messina, Sicily. In the late 1990s he opened “la Silenziosa,” his house-studio in Mantua.
Italo Lanfredini, Piroghe-Mari (2019–21), 55 x 440 x 82cm, no. 2, pieces of poplar, gilding, shavings, and 56 poetic cards, Villa Medici del Vascello, San Giovanni in Croce, Italy / Courtesy of the ar…