Francesco Carone's 'Nevermore' at SpazioA: Sculpture Between Nietzsche and Poe

Francesco Carone (Siena, 1975) presents 'Nevermore', a solo exhibition curated by Alessandro Rabottini at SpazioA in Pistoia. The show features sculptural works that reject minimalist associations despite their simplified forms and reflective surfaces. Carone's practice integrates literary references from Aeschylus' 'Prometheus' to Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Raven', and Nietzsche's 'The Birth of Tragedy', positioning his work as both Apollonian and Dionysian. Key pieces include 'Sirena (Scia)' (2023), combining ceramic, pearl, bubble wrap, and salt-encrusted rope, and the titular 'Nevermore' (2023), three piano tails joined perpendicularly to form a Cartesian plane, appearing as an inkblot or black hole. Carone's broader curatorial and editorial projects—Titolo, Tempozulu, USB Gallery, and Museo d’Inverno—inform his artistic research, aiming to integrate viewers into the creative process. The exhibition runs at SpazioA in Pistoia.