August 5, 2021 – September 21, 2021
Carole A. Feuerman at the Pincio Terrace
Strength and Fire & Harmony Above Rome
Terrazza del Pincio, Villa Borghese, Rome, Italy
Carole A. Feuerman at the Pincio Terrace brought two monumental bronze dancers, Strength and Fire & Harmony, into one of Rome’s most dramatic public viewpoints. Installed above Piazza del Popolo in the Villa Borghese gardens, the works combined dark bronze surfaces with flashes of gold leaf, creating figures whose movement shifted with the changing Roman light.
The outdoor presentation extended Feuerman’s concurrent exhibition at the Galleria d’Arte Moderna, placing her investigation of the human body beyond the museum and into a landscape shaped by history, architecture and the panoramic horizon of the city.
Movement Against the Roman Skyline
Both sculptures begin with the athletic body, but they approach movement differently. Strength transforms physical partnership into a precarious balance between two dancers, while Fire & Harmony isolates a single figure in an expansive pose that appears to stretch beyond the limits of ordinary anatomy.
At the Pincio, their scale and gesture were amplified by open space. Unlike works encountered against a museum wall, the figures could be approached from changing directions, silhouetted against sky, trees and the distant architecture of Rome.
The use of gold leaf intensified that relationship with the environment. Rather than functioning as decorative detail alone, the reflective passages caught sunlight and separated parts of the figures from their darker bronze surfaces, giving each sculpture a different appearance throughout the day.
Extending the Museum Into Public Space
The Pincio installation was conceived as an extension of Feuerman’s exhibition at Rome’s Galleria d’Arte Moderna. While the museum presentation placed her work within an institutional and historical context, the terrace allowed two of the most physically dynamic sculptures to enter the everyday life of the city.
The broader Rome project was promoted by Roma Culture and the Sovrintendenza Capitolina ai Beni Culturali, in collaboration with PDG Arte Communications and in partnership with Bel-Air Fine Art. Feuerman’s exhibition at the Galleria d’Arte Moderna ran concurrently, while the two dancers remained at the Pincio through September 21.
The result created a useful contrast within Feuerman’s practice. Her swimmers often explore stillness and inward concentration; at the Pincio, the dancers projected energy outward, using balance, extension and physical tension to engage directly with the scale of the surrounding landscape.
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