Italian sculptor Nicola Carrino dies at 86

Nicola Carrino, a pioneering Italian sculptor and member of the Accademia di San Luca, died in Rome at age 86. Born in Taranto in 1932, he moved to Rome in 1962 and founded Gruppo 1 with Nato Frascà, Gastone Biggi, Achille Pace, Pasquale Santoro, and Giuseppe Uncini. The group focused on industrial materials and redefining space through regular volumes and solid geometries. His renowned series 'Costruttivi trasformabili' (1968–69) featured iron and steel structures that could be continuously assembled and disassembled, reflecting a processual view of sculpture. Carrino created numerous public installations in urban contexts. He taught sculpture at various academies until 1992 and served as President of the Accademia Nazionale di San Luca from 2009 to 2010. In 1971 he won the Sculpture Prize at the 11th São Paulo Art Biennial, and in 2010 he received the gold medal from the President of the Republic for his retrospective at MODO in Orvieto. His works are held in public collections in Italy and abroad. Tributes came from curator Alberto Dambruoso and others on social media.