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The Art Stations:Rione alto
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Unfolding upon the blue vault of the lower floor is the spectacular neon blue spiral of Mario Merz. The work- designed by the artist shortly before his death- runs along the vertical wall with a theme of prehistoric animals. Two large steel stars by Gilberto Zorio are attached to the side walls, filling the station’s space with an interplay of fullness and emptiness. The “mouths of light” of Gregorio Botta, located at the intersection between the “Dante” and “Piscinola” routes, are an invitation to slow down and have a look inside of the eight cylinders. On the platform floor, the two large mosaics by Isabel Ducrot draw the attention of the travellers to the chromatic and sensory qualities of the materials used in its execution.
The station’s second exit was inaugurated in December 2002, joining the art stations through the presence of the works of renowned international artists and those of young emerging Neapolitan artists.
The outside layout, with glass and metal cupolas corresponding to each entrance, is further enriched by a bronze statue by Antonio Tammaro as well as a fountain whose interior is covered by a mosaic by Achille Cevoli.
In the entrance hall is wall drawings by David Tremlett, with their geometric forms running the length of the walls. Then, between the conveyor belts and the escalators, travellers come across seven panels by the Neapolitan Giuseppe Zevola. This is then followed by a sequence of obsessively reiterated faces by Katharina Sieverding and Rem and Jsr, the two light-boxes of the couple Bianco-Valente (Giovanna Bianco and Pino Valente), which loom over the traveller from the tops of the vaults of the gallery leading to the tracks.
After finishing the descent, the footballers in action by Marco Anelli accompany the traveller to the platforms, in addition to the permanent exposition of emerging artists selected by Paola Guadagnino: Pennacchio Argentato, Donatella Di Cicco, Danilo Donzelli, Pina Gigi, Ivan Malerba e Marco Zezza.
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