Carole Feuerman's First European Retrospective Opens at Palazzo Bonaparte in Rome

Palazzo Bonaparte in Rome hosts the first European retrospective of American sculptor Carole Feuerman (born 1945, Hartford; lives in New York), curated by Demetrio Paparoni. The exhibition, titled 'Mitologie individuali', spans Feuerman's five-decade career, from early erotic works of the 1970s to her iconic swimmer sculptures and recent fragments. Feuerman, often labeled a hyperrealist, prefers the term 'Superrealism' for her work, which blends meticulous realism with dreamlike suspension. The show includes early graphic design pieces created under the pseudonym Carole Jean for musicians like Alice Cooper and the Rolling Stones, as well as a dedicated room featuring over 200 plaster casts and molds from her studio, displayed in a mirrored steel structure designed by Marcello Panza. Key works include 'Catalina' (1978), the first swimmer piece; 'Innertube' (1984), referencing Cuban refugees; and 'Mona Lisa' (2013), a pregnant woman on an inflatable chair. The exhibition runs until an unspecified date in 2025.